mishmash
See also: mish-mash
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Etymology edit
The exact origin somewhat unclear. Quite possibly from Old English, from a reduplication of mash. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mishmash (plural mishmashes)
- A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hodgepodge
- 2013 September 10, Michiko Kakutani, “A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories”, in New York Times[1]:
- As for Mr. Pynchon’s conjuring of millennial New York, it’s a total mishmash.
Translations edit
a collection of miscellany
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Verb edit
mishmash (third-person singular simple present mishmashes, present participle mishmashing, simple past and past participle mishmashed)
- (transitive) To mix together, especially in a confused way.
- (intransitive) To become mixed together.