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wish-wash

wish-wash

9.9
A weak, watery drink with little taste
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The drink she served was so diluted it was mostly wish-wash.

Examples

  • He complained that the soup tasted like nothing but wish-wash.

  • After the ice melted, the soda turned into a strange wish-wash with hardly any flavor left.

  • This drink tastes like wish-wash.

  • I can't believe you made a wish-wash smoothie!

  • He complained that the soup tasted like nothing but wish-wash.

  • The drink she served was so diluted it was mostly wish-wash.

  • After the ice melted, the soda turned into a strange wish-wash with hardly any flavor left.

Synonyms

slop
vswish-wash
11 6.4

Wet, unappetizing food often fed to animals

is specifically used for thin watery drinks rather than food
slip-slop
vswish-wash
  • UK
9.9

A thin watery food or drink with little flavor

is about the thin watery nature rather than taste
ditchwater
vswish-wash
  • Informal
8.8

A drink or performance that seems very weak and boring

is limited to thin watery drinks and not broad metaphorical use

Antonyms

rich
73 3.0

Having a lot of fat or sugar so it feels heavy

flavorful
  • US
18 2.3

Having a strong, pleasant taste

substantial
7 5.0

About the main, basic part of something

How Flavorful

strong drink
3 3.4
wish-wash
  • Archaic
9.9
water
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wish-wash singular
wish-washes plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the second meaning of wish-wash is to think of wash as a weak, watery 'wash' or thin liquid. So a wish-wash drink is 'diluted' and has little taste.