wish-wash

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wish wosh, wawsh]
- /wɪʃ wɒʃ, wɔʃ/
- /wɪʃ wɒʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wish wosh, wawsh]
- /wɪʃ wɒʃ, wɔʃ/

Definitions of wish-wash word

noun wish-wash a drink that is thin and weak. 1
noun wish-wash foolish talk or writing; claptrap. 1
noun wish-wash any thin weak drink 0
noun wish-wash rubbishy talk or writing 0
noun wish-wash (archaic) Any weak, thin drink. 0

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Origin of wish-wash

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; extracted from wishy-washy

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Parts of speech for Wish-wash

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wish-wash

wish-wash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.