washed

W4A1S1H4E1D2
UK/wɒʃt/US, US/wɑʃt/US, regional/wɔʃt/US, regional/wɔɹʃt/

A form of wash — To clean with water.

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water-washedcleanwet
CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of wash
adjectivewashed (comparative more washed, superlative most washed)

comparative more washed · superlative most washed

  1. abbreviationellipsisslangEllipsis of washed up.

    my goat washed

    2 more examples

    Millennials’ very existence has become so embarrassing to Gen Z-ers that they’ve coined a phrase for it: “millennial cringe.” […] We are now unc and frequently also washed.

    2025 December 22, Anna Silman, “This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2025

    “Washed” is what I would’ve called him to my friends if I’d been feeling honest and not just looking to get laid.

    2026 June 12, Emily Ratajkowski, “Mother F*cker”, in The Cut

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveclean by virtue of having been washed in water

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water-washedclean

adjectivewet as from washing; sometimes used in combination

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

washed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washed

MLA

“washed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washed.

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