mish-mash

mish-mash

A jumbled, disorganized mixture of several various things. The "stew" he served was just a bizarre mish-mash of stuff he had left over in his fridge. The story is a mish-mash of inconsistent themes and plotlines that never go anywhere.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mash

in. to neck and pet. (Collegiate.) Who are those two mashing in the corner?

mish-mash

and mish-mosh (ˈmɪʃmæʃ and ˈmɪʃmɑʃ)
n. a mixture; a disorderly conglomeration. There’s no theme or focus. It’s just a mish-mash.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • mish
  • mosh
  • mish-mosh
  • check through
  • leaves
  • (you/it's) got me beat
  • you got me beat
  • search me
  • search me!
  • beats me
References in periodicals archive
Rather than snarling, singalong indie rock, Pizzorno is experimenting with a mish-mash of hip hop, psychedelic funk, dance and new wave - and it suits him.
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It had a Japanese theme and a lady screaming out a mish-mash of words, yet it won by a landslide, incredibly.
It had a Japanese theme and a lady screaming out a mish-mash of words along with chicken noises and a chicken dance, yet it won by a landslide, incredibly.
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Yet it would seem that one by one what we voted for is being eroded into a mushy mish-mash of patched-up comprises and a Brexit that will betray the trust of the British people and make a mockery of the whole democratic process.
The programme is a frothy mish-mash of inane chat, children's quizzes and the occasional less than incisive interview.
The story is a mish-mash of Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet.
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The singer's mish-mash look of oversized lilac coat and flower power boots makes for an altogether pur-poor get-up.
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THIS week, my recipe is, in all honesty, a bit of a mish-mash. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's good to get the confession out of the way early.
This mish-mash of colour, shapes and prints, isn't going to be winning any prizes for style.