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shoddyites

shoddyites is the plural of shoddyite.

Meaning of shoddyite

Noun

shoddyite (plural shoddyites)

  1. (archaic, derogatory, slang) A nouveau riche or social climber.
  2. (archaic, derogatory, slang) A supplier who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

Questions about shoddyites

What is shoddyites the plural of?
Shoddyites is the plural of shoddyite.

Words near shoddyites in the dictionary

  1. shoddy fever
  2. shoddydom
  3. shoddyism
  4. shoddyisms
  5. shoddyite
  6. shoddyites
  7. shode
  8. shoded
  9. shoder
  10. shoders
  11. shodes

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