slushpile
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- noun
- /ˈsləʃˌpaɪl/
- Jargon
- He decided to tackle his slushpile of unread manuscripts before taking on any new projects.
Examples
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Charlie hates the Amazon publish-the-slushpile model for precisely this reason; getting contracts with traditional publishers has been the major barrier to entry in professional writing, and anything that circumvents the barrier is a threat to his income.
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After months of submissions, her manuscript was lost in the slushpile of unsolicited works.
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The editor was overwhelmed by the constant influx of emails, each one adding to her already towering slushpile.
Synonyms
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1.1
A pile of things put on top of each other in no order
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2.4
A pile of garbage and old things people throw away
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A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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4.2
A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
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2.3
A large pile of things that people have thrown away
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1.3
A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles
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2.8
A large untidy pile of papers on a desk or floor
Antonyms
How Disorganized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slushpile comes from joining slush and pile, where slush means 'wet, melting snow' and pile means 'a heap'. So a slushpile gives the image of a wet, messy heap, meaning a large, disorganized collection of things like unread emails or unwanted manuscripts.