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slapdash

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slap⋅dash

[slap-dash]
–adverb
1. in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
–adjective
2. hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer.

Origin:
1670–80; slap 1 (adv.) + dash 1
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slap·dash   (slāp'dāsh')   
adj.  Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work.
adv.  In a reckless haphazard manner.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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