mishmash
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mish·mash
noun \ˈmish-ˌmash, -ˌmäsh\Definition of MISHMASH
: hodgepodge, jumble
See Examples of MISHMASH
- <the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell>
Origin of MISHMASH
Middle English & Yiddish; Middle English mysse masche, perhaps reduplication of mash mash; Yiddish mish-mash, perhaps reduplication of mishn to mix
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to MISHMASH
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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