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eyewash

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eye⋅wash

  [ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh]
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–noun
1. Also called collyrium. Pharmacology. a solution applied locally to the eye for irrigation or administering medication.
2. Informal. nonsense; bunk.
Origin:
1865–70; eye + wash
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eye·wash   (ī'wŏsh', ī'wôsh')   
n.  

  1. A solution, medicated or nonmedicated, applied as a cleanser for the eyes.

  2. Informal Actions or remarks intended to conceal the facts of a situation.

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Slang Dictionary
eyewash

  1. n.
    nonsense; deception. : It's not eyewash! It's true!
  2. n.
    liquor. : You've been putting away a lot of that eyewash, haven't you?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

eyewash 
"a wash or lotion for the eyes," 1866; colloquial use for "blarney, humbug" (1884), chiefly British, is perhaps from the notion of "something intended to obscure or conceal facts or true motives." But this, and expression my eye also may be the verbal equivalent of the wink that indicates one doesn't believe what has been said (cf. Fr. mon oeil in same sense, accompanied by a knowing pointing of a finger to the eye).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eye·wash
Pronunciation: 'I-"wosh, -"wäsh
Function: noun
: an eye lotion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

eyewash eye·wash (ī'wŏsh')
n.
A soothing solution for bathing or medicating the eye.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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