mingle-mangle
English
Etymology
Reduplicated from mingle.
Noun
mingle-mangle (plural mingle-mangles)
- A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Synonyms
- farrago
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- melange
- mishmash
- omnium-gatherum
- ragbag
- See also Wikisaurus:hodgepodge
Translations
collection of miscellaneous things — see hodgepodge
Verb
mingle-mangle (third-person singular simple present mingle-mangles, present participle mingle-mangling, simple past and past participle mingle-mangled)
- To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.
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