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Spiffy.

Not sure where the word originated, but was used in Yiddish-speaking and yeshiva-oriented circles since the 1980s.
Did you see his new tie? It is really shtoddy.
shtoddy by Colonel March 27, 2005
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shoddy not 

Term used for avoiding unwanted responsibility in a group setting.
Chris: "We're outta beer... Who's going to the store?"
Alex&Zubin: "Shoddy not!"
Chris: "Fuck"

shoddy not by ivan_the_terrible September 18, 2006

shoddy body disease 

A slang term for Munchausen's syndrome. Shoddy body disease is typically used when the speaker wishes to imply that the person in question is of a lower class. The sufferer need not be clinically diagnosed—shoddy body disease is more an insult than clinical reference.

Note that, as with Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, "shoddy body disease by proxy" is the term referring to the form of the disease in which mothers use their childrens' medical conditions for the same purposes.
My grandma's neighbor has all these made-up diseases and says her kids can only eat grains and meats. She totally has shoddy body disease." "This girl on my message board has a brain injury and back injury but mucks out stables. And her daughter has a fever of 102 every other day, and double sinus and ear infections constantly. Shoddy body disease by proxy is scary!
shoddy body disease by MRB1980 June 20, 2010

stoddy job 

A kind of job that would involve the participant only completing no more than 50 % of a given task
A "stoddy Job" would be a job that would never be completed in full.
this also would involve the participant suddenly flaking

out midway through a job and unable to finish
Some cases of a "Stoddy job" have been known for the participant completing as low as 2% of a job
most cases of a "stoddy job" that have been recorded is that the participant would have a defining feature

this feature would be that the participant has a ruthless pie head
Why is that guy with the ruthless pie head flaked out on the floor? hes done a "stoddy job"
stoddy job by patty cakes 1 October 24, 2011

Shoddy Fives

When something not so great happens to ones self. Usually used when it comes to getting rejected.

The shoddy comes from the alternative word for shit; shoddy. The fives comes from a five dollar bill. The phrase in general literally means, a shoddy five dollar bill, but can be molded into everyday life.
AAron: Man, that chick was so hot, but when i approached her, struck up a conversation, then asked her for her number, she rejected me!

Eric: Shoddy fives bro.
Shoddy Fives by The Drifter_ September 11, 2009
Bob's car is shoddy- it breaks down every five minutes and the one mirror he has left keeps falling off.
shoddy by Tisha January 10, 2002

Shoddy Beggar 

A "shoddy beggar" is a slang term for excrement such as that which exits the anus of a human when the time is right. It can be used when taking part in informal conversation and can be used to refer someone that is going to go and excrete faeces.
Harry needed to go for a shoddy beggar right now.
That was one stinking shoddy beggar.
Shoddy Beggar by biteston August 5, 2007
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