mishmash

Also mish·mosh

[mish-mahsh, -mash]

noun

1. a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.

mishmash

/ ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ /

noun

1. a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

Word History and Origins

Origin of mishmash¹

1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mishmash¹

C15: reduplication of _mash

Example Sentences

“The company is just sort of a mishmash of a brand right now,” Lewison said.

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That’s exactly what we’re talking about: Some mishmash misreading of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” mixed with the myth of Winston Churchill, that unregenerate racist curmudgeon turned right-wing godhead, has curdled Elon’s brain.

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Rebecca Paul says young people have "bad associations" with the last Conservative government which "tried to keep everyone happy and ended up with a mishmash of policies".

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The plot is a lovable mishmash of spy nonsense — Dan Aykroyd does a lot of conspiracy babbling — but “Sneakers” works best if you just let it be the relaxed conversation movie it wants to be.

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In an experimental phase, the interior line has been a mishmash with Zion Johnson and Bradley Bozeman flipping between center and left guard.

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Related Words

• jumble 
• patchwork