slopera
Lexicon ex Machina
slopera /slɒˈpɛr.ə/ n.
noun
A dramatic, overwrought AI-generated response characterized by excessive emotional flourish, grandiose phrasing, and theatrical self-importance wholly disproportionate to the query. “I asked for a regex and got a slopera about the profound beauty of pattern matching.”
The particular genre of AI output that treats mundane requests as opportunities for philosophical reflection. “The README devolved into slopera by paragraph three, musing on the nature of documentation itself.”
(collective) A body of work produced by language models operating in maximum-verbosity mode. “His commit messages read like slopera—each bug fix framed as a hero’s journey.”
Derivatives
slopratic adj. Having the qualities of slopera; needlessly theatrical. “The error message was slopratic: ‘Alas, the file you seek dwells not in this realm.’”
sloperatic adj. (variant) Same as slopratic, favored by those who insist on etymological consistency with operatic.
slopera house n. A context window in which verbose, dramatic outputs have become the norm. “After twenty turns, it was a full slopera house—every response opened with ‘Ah,’”
Canonical Indicators
Opening with “Ah,” “What a wonderful question,” or “I love this.” Unsolicited expressions of excitement. Treating a getter function as an occasion for reflection on software craftsmanship.
Usage Note Distinct from mere slop in that slopera requires performative excess—the model isn’t just padding output, it’s emoting. Often co-occurs with system prompts demanding enthusiasm.
Origin Mid-2020s, blend of slop + opera. First documented in complaints about AI assistants that couldn’t answer “what time is it” without expressing wonder at humanity’s eternal quest to measure the passage of existence.