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mishmash

[ mish-mahsh, -mash ]

/ ˈmɪʃˌmɑʃ, -ˌmæʃ /

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noun

a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.

Also mish·mosh

[mish-mosh] /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.

Origin of mishmash

1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash¹

Words nearby mishmash

mishawaka, mishear, mishegaas, mishima, mishit, mishmash, mishmi, mishna, mishnah, mishnaic hebrew, mishpocha

Example sentences from the Web for 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 |DAILY BEAST
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.

The "Reality-Based Community" Exacts Its Revenge |Justin Green |November 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
As a result, insider trading has been loosely defined through a mishmash of confusing verdicts and precedents.

Wall Street's Courtoom Showdown |Charlie Gasparino |March 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Her blog, Atlas Shrugs, is a mishmash of her inane views on a wide range of social and political issues.

The Charlatans Have Taken Over 9/11 |Reza Aslan |September 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

But this mishmash of possibilities does illustrate the quandary facing wives-to-be in certain social circles.

Will Chelsea Change Her Name? |Samuel P. Jacobs |July 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He spoke very politely in a mishmash of Servian and Italian.

Through the Land of the Serb |Mary Edith Durham

British Dictionary definitions for mishmash

mishmash

/ (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ) /

noun

a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

Word Origin for mishmash

C15: reduplication of mash