mishmash
[mish-mahsh, -mash]
Also mish·mosh [mish-mosh] /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.
Origin of mishmash
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Related Words for mishmash
patchwork, jumble, salmagundi, hash, combination, mess, collection, mixture, medley, miscellany, goulash, potpourri, olioExamples from the Web for mishmash
Contemporary Examples of 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
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.
As a result, insider trading has been loosely defined through a mishmash of confusing verdicts and precedents.
Her blog, Atlas Shrugs, is a mishmash of her inane views on a wide range of social and political issues.
But this mishmash of possibilities does illustrate the quandary facing wives-to-be in certain social circles.
Historical Examples of mishmash
He spoke very politely in a mishmash of Servian and Italian.
Through the Land of the SerbMary Edith Durham
mishmash
Word Origin for mishmash
C15: reduplication of mash
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