a. 1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel. [ 1913 Webster ]
The shivering urchin bending as he goes, With slipshod heels. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]