mishmash
pronunciation
How to pronounce mishmash in British English:
UK [ˈmɪʃmæʃ]
How to pronounce mishmash in American English:
US [ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ, -ˌmɑʃ]
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- Noun:
- a motley assortment of things
Word Origin
- mishmash (n.)
- also mish-mash, mid-15c., mysse-masche, probably an imitative reduplication of mash (n.).
Example
- 1. In contrast , huber 's group was a bit of mishmash .
- 2. Australian cattle eating fresh grass instead of mishmash forage .
- 3. Add together the range of options and the desire to act quickly , and congress 's jobs package , much like the original stimulus , will probably end up as an ugly mishmash .
- 4. Despite serious flaws in the electoral system and in the mishmash of parliamentary and presidential constitutions indonesia has designed for itself , it seems likely to enjoy a period of political stability .
- 5. A mishmash of subplots ensue , with varying degrees of success .