# shoddyism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Shoddy quality or condition.
2. The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.
3. The practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

## Etymology
From shoddy + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shoddyism