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shoddy

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Adjective

  1. Of poor quality or construction.
  2. Pretentious, sham, counterfeit.
  3. Ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche.

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.

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