Definition of slumgullion in English:
slumgullion
nounslʌmˈɡʌljənˌsləmˈɡəljən
mass nounUS informal Cheap or insubstantial stew.
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the final notes of ‘Hey Sailor’ had been played, we all clapped, and Batcha's galley-maid and another kitchen-hand sent porringers of vegetable slumgullion down the long tables for our evening meal.
- This Christmas was nothing spectacular, and not at all rich for sailors like us - we had our Christmas services and the galley and prayed over our meal of slumgullion and treats of candied fruits.
- By the time I was done with that, the tiny bit of slumgullion that remained was cold; that was my supper that I would eat in my tiny quarter.
- I told him, then spooned more slumgullion into my mouth.
Origin
Late 19th century: probably an invented word.
Definition of slumgullion in US English:
slumgullion
nounˌsləmˈɡəlyənˌsləmˈɡəljən
US informal Cheap or insubstantial stew.
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the final notes of ‘Hey Sailor’ had been played, we all clapped, and Batcha's galley-maid and another kitchen-hand sent porringers of vegetable slumgullion down the long tables for our evening meal.
- This Christmas was nothing spectacular, and not at all rich for sailors like us - we had our Christmas services and the galley and prayed over our meal of slumgullion and treats of candied fruits.
- I told him, then spooned more slumgullion into my mouth.
- By the time I was done with that, the tiny bit of slumgullion that remained was cold; that was my supper that I would eat in my tiny quarter.
Origin
Late 19th century: probably an invented word.