slush pile
noun Informal.
a collection of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
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Nearby words
- slurp,
- slurry,
- slurve,
- slush,
- slush fund,
- slushy,
- slut,
- slut-shame,
- slutch,
- sluter
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