mysse-masche

confused mixture

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A confused heap of unrelated things together: a single sock, toy sailboat, kitchen whisk, wooden chess knight, pinecone, spool and old key, visibly jumbled rather than orderly.

noun

mishmash

MISH-mash/ˈmɪʃmæʃ/

A confused mixture of unrelated things.

Etymology

mishmashMiddle Englishconfused mixture

The earlier word probably arose as an echoing repetition of mash, a soft mixture of ingredients. That image of things stirred together connects it to a confused assortment of unrelated things.

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