1670s, from slap (v.) + dash (v.). As an adjective, "dashing, offhand, careless," from 1792. As a noun, "rough-coat, coarse plaster," from 1796.
the shelves were put up slapdash
slapdash work
slang
slangy
slant
slantways
slap
slapdash
slapper
slapshot
slapstick
slash
slasher