splosh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /splɒʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /splɑʃ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splish; compare also slosh.
Meanings
- (countable) A heavy splashing sound.
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(countable, uncountable) A spilt or dropped liquid or semi-liquid substance.
[…] a milk-jug and a milk-bottle going all drunk then scattering white splosh in all directions
1962, Anthony Burgess, edited by Mark Rawlison, A Clockwork Orange, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, published 2011, →ISBN, page 43:Leaning forward, Rose saw the generous white splosh of bird poo decorating the tip of the woman’s expensive looking brown suede shoe.
2008, Jill Mansell, The One You Really Want, Hachette U.K., →ISBN:A medium-sized paper filled with sensible articles to the point, is better than one full of splosh.
1871 September 16, “Field Intelligence”, in OHIO FARMER, volume XX, number 37, Cleveland, page 581:
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(UK, slang, uncountable) Tea (the drink).
Give us a cup of splosh, love.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sploshes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |