Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "slop jar" tana nufin akwati da ake amfani da shi don tattara sharar gida ko ragowar abinci, yawanci a cikin gida ko gonaki. Kalmar “slop” tana nufin jika, gurɓataccen cakuda abinci da sauran kayan da ake tarawa a cikin tulu, waɗanda galibi ana yin su ne da yumbu, ƙarfe ko filastik. Kalmar “slop jar” a wasu lokuta ana amfani da ita azaman kalmar katsalandan don nufin wuri mai datti ko marar tsarki.