dishwater
[ dish-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
noun
Idioms for dishwater
dull as dishwater/ditchwater,
extremely dull; boring.
Words nearby dishwater
dishtowel,
dishware,
dishwasher,
dishwasherproof,
dishwashing,
dishwater,
dishy,
disillusion,
disillusioned,
disillusionize,
disimpassioned
British Dictionary definitions for dull as dishwater
dishwater
/ (ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə) /
noun
water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed
something resembling this
that was dishwater, not coffee
Idioms and Phrases with dull as dishwater (1 of 2)
dull as dishwater
Boring, tedious, as in That lecture was dull as dishwater. The original simile, dull as ditchwater, dating from the 1700s, alluded to the muddy water in roadside ditches. In the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation, it became dishwater, that is, the dingy, grayish water in which dirty dishes had soaked.
Idioms and Phrases with dull as dishwater (2 of 2)
dishwater
see dull as dishwater.