Standard Lemma guide

wish-wash

adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Vapid; lackluster; mediocre

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Unfocussed, meandering or impulsive

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any weak, thin drink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Talk, music, or art, or ideas that lack any value, substance, originality, or meaning; dreck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The sound of liquid sloshing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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verb

Meaning 6

To slosh around.

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verb

Meaning 7

To behave in a wishy-washy manner, to vacillate

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noun

Meaning 8

nonsensical talk or writing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, applesauce, codswallop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drivel, garbage

9

noun

Meaning 9

any thin watery drink

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable

History

Etymology

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