shoddy

Etymology

 * , but possibly from, equivalent to ; or possibly from the Arabic word for reuse. Shoad was of inferior quality for building.
 * The modern adjectival sense was apparently derived from inexpensive, which was not really suitable for (but was sometimes still used for) things such as military uniforms at the beginning of the US Civil War.

Adjective

 * 1) Of poor quality or construction.
 * Do not settle for shoddy knives if you are serious about cooking.
 * 1)  Pretentious, sham, counterfeit.
 * 2)  Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: skod
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , , , kämäinen, juosten kustu
 * French:
 * Galician: ruín,
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:, κακής ποιότητας
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 見掛け倒し,
 * Korean: 조잡하다
 * Latin: scadens, malefactus
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian: slurvet, slurvete (not about objects)
 * Polish:, , , , partacki
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: mal hecho,, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,

Noun

 * 1) A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
 * 2)  Worthless goods.
 * 3)  Vulgar pretence or sham.
 * 1)  Worthless goods.
 * 2)  Vulgar pretence or sham.

Translations

 * German: Reißwolle
 * Korean: 재생모