WISH-WASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wish-wash mean? 

• WISH-WASH (noun)
  The noun WISH-WASH has 2 senses:

1. any thin watery drink

2. nonsensical talk or writing

  Familiarity information: WISH-WASH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WISH-WASH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any thin watery drink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("wish-wash" is a kind of...):

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nonsensical talk or writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

applesauce; codswallop; folderol; rubbish; trash; tripe; trumpery; wish-wash

Hypernyms ("wish-wash" is a kind of...):

drivel; garbage (a worthless message)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

 Context examples 

What they want is wish-wash and slush, and God knows they get it, but not from you.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)