mishmash

• mish-mash, mishmosh

The exact origin somewhat unclear. Quite possibly from Old English, from a reduplication of mash. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/

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• Rhymes: -æʃ

mishmash (plural mishmashes)

1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hodgepodge

   • 2013 September 10, Michiko Kakutani, “A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories”, in New York Times‎:

     As for Mr. Pynchon’s conjuring of millennial New York, it’s a total mishmash.

mishmash (third-person singular simple present mishmashes, present participle mishmashing, simple past and past participle mishmashed)

1. (transitive) To mix together, especially in a confused way.
2. (intransitive) To become mixed together.

• Shim Sham, shammish