Trivia: What is a synonym for “careless”?
Smithereens
Ignoramus
Slipshod
Calamity
The correct answer is Slipshod
So why is this answer correct? : “Slipshod” is an adjective that means “careless” or “slovenly.” It was first used in the 1500s to describe wearing loose shoes or slippers, because “shod” is the past tense of the verb “shoe.” Soon, “slipshod” described not just loose shoes, but shoes that were falling apart, and by the early 19th century, it was used as a synonym for the word “shabby.” In 1818, Sir Walter Scott Key described some library books as “the half-bound and slip-shod volumes.” Its association with shabbiness eventually shifted toward carelessness, as we use it today.