# shoddyite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɒdiˌaɪt/

## Definitions
1. A nouveau riche or social climber.
2. A supplier who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

## Etymology
From shoddy + -ite.

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