splosh

American  

[splosh] / splɒʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

1. splash.

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splosh British  

/ splɒʃ /

verb

1. to scatter (liquid) vigorously about in blobs

   visitors can splosh in the world's largest man-made waterfall

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noun

1. an instance or sound of sploshing

Explanation

To splosh is to move with a splashing sound or motion. You might splosh through a marsh to retrieve your escaped canoe. You can splosh through the surf as you wait for a good body surfing wave, or you can splosh a pan of soapy water into your sink. Before most of us learn to swim, we mainly splosh through the water, keeping our feet touching the bottom of the pool. The word splosh sounds just like its meaning — its origin is imitative, very similar to splash. Both words were first used in the mid-nineteenth century.

Example Sentences

Christine Berthet, the board’s chairwoman, said the latest outcry was prompted by Mr. Kankanamalage’s application last year for a liquor license at Splosh.

From New York Times • May 15, 2015

They are between 18th and 23rd Streets, with names that are displayed prominently in blue neon lights and on bright-colored awnings: Rainbow Station, Blue DVD, the Blue, Splosh and, most recently, Vibe.

From New York Times • May 15, 2015

He'd meditate on the modes of Gosh, And dared to muse on the acts of Splosh; He dared to speak, and, worse than that, He spoke out loud, and he said it flat.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

There was hardly a C3lug in the whole land of Gosh Who'd a lenient word to put in for King Splosh.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

King Splosh," said the riders, "is bowed with grief; And the glory of Gosh is a yellowing leaf.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)