mishmash

[ mish-mahsh, -mash ]

/ ˈmɪʃˌmɑʃ, -ˌmæʃ /

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noun

a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.

Nearby words

mishear, mishegaas, mishima, mishima, yukio, mishit, mishmash, mishmi, mishna, mishnah, mishnaic, mishnaic hebrew

Also mish·mosh

[mish-mosh] /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.

Origin of mishmash

1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash¹

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Examples from the Web for mishmash

“A lot of the critical details in the plot were a mishmash of ideas that made no sense,” astronomer Phil Plait wrote at Slate.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I tried to repair the damage as best I could, but in the end the book was a mishmash of competing ideas with no clear narrative.
The "Reality-Based Community" Exacts Its Revenge|Justin Green|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As a result, insider trading has been loosely defined through a mishmash of confusing verdicts and precedents.
Wall Street's Courtoom Showdown|Charlie Gasparino|March 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Her blog, Atlas Shrugs, is a mishmash of her inane views on a wide range of social and political issues.
The Charlatans Have Taken Over 9/11|Reza Aslan|September 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But this mishmash of possibilities does illustrate the quandary facing wives-to-be in certain social circles.
Will Chelsea Change Her Name?|Samuel P. Jacobs|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He spoke very politely in a mishmash of Servian and Italian.
Through the Land of the Serb|Mary Edith Durham

British Dictionary definitions for mishmash

mishmash

/ (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ) /

noun

a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

Word Origin for mishmash

C15: reduplication of mash

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