mishmash

[mish-mahsh, -mash] Origin

mish·mash

[mish-mahsh, -mash]
noun
a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.
Also, mish·mosh [mish-mosh] .


Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash
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Mishmash is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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mishmash (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ)
 
n
a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch
 
[C15: reduplication of mash]

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mishmash
mid-15c., mysse-masche, probably an imitative reduplication of mash (1).
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