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Definition of wish-wash in English: wish-washnoun ˈwɪʃwɒʃˈwɪʃˌwɔʃ mass nouninformal 1A weak or watery drink. one pot of wish-wash called ‘tea’ Example sentencesExamples - They spoke English, too, although a waitress in a local coffee shop did not know what ‘espresso’ meant, and I ended up with a cup of a watery Welsh wish-wash.
2Insipid or excessively sentimental talk or writing. this isn't just emotional wish-wash
Origin Late 18th century: reduplication of wash. Definition of wish-wash in US English: wish-washnounˈwiSHˌwôSHˈwɪʃˌwɔʃ British informal 1A weak or watery drink. one pot of wish-wash called “tea.” Example sentencesExamples - They spoke English, too, although a waitress in a local coffee shop did not know what ‘espresso’ meant, and I ended up with a cup of a watery Welsh wish-wash.
- 1.1 Insipid or excessively sentimental talk or writing.
this isn't just emotional wish-wash
Origin Late 18th century: reduplication of wash. |