Meanings
plural mishmashes · alternative mish-mash · alternative mishmosh
- A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
As for Mr. Pynchon’s conjuring of millennial New York, it’s a total mishmash.
2013 September 10, Michiko Kakutani, “A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories”, in New York Times1 more example
He cites 'on-seat charging facilities', which he describes as pregviously^([sic]) being a "mishmash of some having them and not having them".
2025 July 23, Richard Wilcock, “A new dawn for the Electrostars”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 26Synonyms: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology
present singular third person mishmashes · participle present mishmashing · participle past mishmashed · past mishmashed · alternative mish-mash · alternative mishmosh
- transitiveTo mix together, especially in a confused way.
- intransitiveTo become mixed together.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna motley assortment of things
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishmysse masche
- Englishmishmash
Attested since the late 15th century, Middle English mysse masche, probably a reduplication of mash, although a Yiddish origin or influence has also been suggested. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch.
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Bulgarian миш-маш
- миш-маш (miš-maš)a collection of miscellany
Catalan poti-poti, farrigo-farrago
- poti-potia collection of miscellany
- farrigo-farragoa collection of miscellany
Czech mišmaš, všehochuť
- mišmaša collection of miscellany
- všehochuťa collection of miscellany
Dutch mikmak, allegaartje
- mikmaka collection of miscellany
- allegaartjea collection of miscellany
Finnish sekamelska
- sekamelskaa collection of miscellany
French méli-mélo, mélimélo
- méli-méloa collection of miscellany
- méliméloa collection of miscellany
- fatrasa collection of miscellany
- fouillisa collection of miscellany
German Mischmasch
- Mischmascha collection of miscellany
Hebrew מִישְׁמָשׁ
- מִישְׁמָשׁ (míshmash)a collection of miscellany
Hungarian mismás
- mismása collection of miscellany
Indonesian rojak
- rojaka collection of miscellany
Irish meascán
- meascána collection of miscellany
Latin farrāgō
- farrāgōa collection of miscellany
Malay rojak
- rojaka collection of miscellany
Polish miszmasz
- miszmasza collection of miscellany
Portuguese confusão, mixórdia
- confusãoa collection of miscellany
- mixórdiaa collection of miscellany
- mistifórioa collection of miscellany
Romanian adunătură
- adunăturăa collection of miscellany
Russian вся́кая вся́чина
- вся́кая вся́чина (vsjákaja vsjáčina)a collection of miscellany
Spanish amasijo, fárrago
- amasijoa collection of miscellany
- fárragoa collection of miscellany
- mescolanzaa collection of miscellany
- mezcolanzaa collection of miscellany
Swedish mischmasch
- mischmascha collection of miscellany
Welsh cymysgwch
- cymysgwcha collection of miscellany
Yiddish מיש־מאַש
- מיש־מאַשa collection of miscellany
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
mishmash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishmash
“mishmash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishmash. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mishmash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishmash.
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