mush
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8.0
- noun
- /mʌʃ/
- Informal
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- * the world will pardon my mush *
- turn to mush
- full of mush
- just mush
But I tell you, people are thirsting for the truth and all they're getting today from everybody is BS and mush.
- But I tell you, people are thirsting for the truth and all they're getting today from everybody is BS and mush.
Examples
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You hope you'll check out before your brain turns to some mush.
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"His mind is nothing but mush.
Academic text (2008) -
Those early hard statements of his are turning into mush.
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Their brains are turning to mush.
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I have no patience whatsoever with people who try to make mush out of proud, good, tough, and decent people.
Blog text (2) -
Don't make important life decisions when you are mush.
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People swooned by this mush will be oblivious as to why it's mush.
Blog text (22) -
I am filled with the mush and gush and just wanted to say, I adore you.
Blog text (23) -
We love y'all! So apparently motherhood turns you into a blubbering, weepy pile of mush!
Blog text (27) -
The movie was filled with mush that made everyone in the audience cry.
Synonyms
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9.5
An overly emotional style in art like songs or films
3
8.2
Too sentimental music or writing that feels fake
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8.2
Too much sweetness in writing or music that is not sincere
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9.5
A feeling of too much fake emotion that seems overly sweet
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8.8
Too sentimental, shallow art that aims to make people feel strong emotion
Too much emotion in art or music that feels overdone
A feeling of too much sweet emotion in songs or films
Being overly emotional in a way that seems not sincere
A feeling that is too emotional and seems false
A feeling that is too emotional in a story or film
Compounds
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mush for sentimental writing or music comes from the same idea as the food: if something is 'mush' emotionally it is soft and lacking strength, like overcooked porridge. So calling a story or song 'mush' says it is too sweet and not strong or serious.