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- drippy (adj.)[drippy 词源字典]
- 1817, from drip + -y (2). Meaning "sloppily sentimental" is 1944, from the slang sense.[drippy etymology, drippy origin, 英语词源]
- sloppy (adj.)
- 1727, "muddy," from slop (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "loose, ill-fitting, slovenly" is first recorded 1825, influenced by slop (n.2). Related: Sloppily; sloppiness. Sloppy Joe was originally "loose-fitting sweater worn by girls" (1942); as a name for a kind of spiced hamburger, it is attested from 1961.
- sozzled (adj.)
- "drunk," 1886, from sozzle "to mix or mingle sloppily" (1836).