eyewash
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈaɪˌwɔʃ/
- UK
:
farsa
- "Going back to spring training, first base coach Dave McKay and Alfonso started working in the outfield from day one, and it wasn't eyewash," Brenly said.
Many cases found it's like eyewash or trying to be used for misuse.
- Many cases found it's like eyewash or trying to be used for misuse.
Examples
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Loyalty is not eyewash, not like niceness.
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That's a lot of eyewash.
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Many cases found it's like eyewash or trying to be used for misuse.
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Well, you're trying awful hard with all this patriotic eyewash, but get this...
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The work becomes eyewash.
Blog text (6) -
The announcement was nothing more than eyewash meant to calm the public's anger over the scandal.
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Despite the flashy campaign promises, many voters saw it as mere eyewash with no real solutions.
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Critics dismissed the mayor's new policy as eyewash, arguing that it would not address the underlying issues.
Synonyms
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7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
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6.8
An attempt to hide bad facts to make something seem better
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8.3
Claims that exaggerate product benefits and are not meant literally
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eyewash in the figurative sense is a helpful image: think of a quick eye + wash that only changes how things look and does not fix the real problem, so eyewash means a surface action or statement that is only for show and has no real effect.