mishmash

See also: mish-mash

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the late 15th century, Middle English mysse masche, probably a reduplication of mash, although a Yiddish origin or influence has also been suggested.[1][2] Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æʃ

Noun

mishmash (plural mishmashes)

  1. 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.
    • 2025 July 23, Richard Wilcock, “A new dawn for the Electrostars”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 26:
      He cites 'on-seat charging facilities', which he describes as pregviously[sic] being a "mishmash of some having them and not having them".

Translations

Verb

mishmash (third-person singular simple present mishmashes, present participle mishmashing, simple past and past participle mishmashed)

  1. (transitive) To mix together, especially in a confused way.
  2. (intransitive) To become mixed together.

References

  1. ^ “mishmash”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ “mishmash”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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