Mush

  • 21mush — 1. noun /mʌʃ,mʊʃ/ a) A mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance. Mom said to add the potatoes to the mush. b) magic mushrooms , Oy, mush! Get out of it!Thats what wed sayBarging the localsOut of the way mdash; MAUREEN AND DOREEN AND… …

    Wiktionary

  • 22mush — I Australian Slang prison food, especially porridge II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary moosh III Cumbrian Dictionary ( n mush) face, specifically mouth. e.g. Reet pal, do ya fancy a smack in the mush ? = Excuse me, would you like me to, perhaps,… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 23mush — mush1 [ mʌʃ ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount a thick soft substance: The potatoes will turn to mush if they are overcooked. 2. ) uncount something that is romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere 3. ) uncount AMERICAN a thick food made… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24mush — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) an unpleasant soft mass of a substance, especially food, which is partly liquid and partly solid: The cabbage had been boiled down into a flavourless mush. 2 (U) AmE a thick porridge made from corn meal 3 (U) a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25mush — I [[t]mʌʃ[/t]] or, esp. for 2 5, [[t]mʊʃ[/t]] n. 1) a thick mixture made by boiling meal, esp. cornmeal, in water or milk 2) any thick, soft mass 3) mawkish sentimentality or amorousness 4) cvb to squeeze or crush; crunch • Etymology: 1665–75,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26Mush — Rhymes with push . Slang word for your mouth as in shut your mush . Also means mate as in Alright mush?. Which means Hi ! …

    The American's guide to speaking British

  • 27mush — I n Nonsense. That is total mush and you know it. 1990s II n Sentimentality. The movie was full of romantic mush. 1910s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 28mush — (moosh) n British 1. the face. A word which has been in use since the 19th century, when it often referred specifically to the mouth. Mush is nearly always used in connection with fisticuffs and may have originated as pugilists slang. The precise …

    Contemporary slang

  • 29mush — UK [mʌʃ] / US noun 1) [singular/uncountable] a thick soft substance The potatoes will turn to mush if they are overcooked. 2) [uncountable] something that is romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere 3) [uncountable] American a thick… …

    English dictionary

  • 30mush — I. /mʌʃ / (say mush) noun 1. meal, especially corn meal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass. 2. any thick, soft mass. 3. anything unpleasantly lacking in firmness, force, dignity, etc. 4. Colloquial weak or maudlin… …