washup

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6

Definition of washup

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The act by which something is washed.
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noun

  1. The act by which something is washed.
  2. (informal)Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been.
  3. (slang)A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game.
    “I found it quite interesting that the players had gone to great lengths not to fire nuclear weapons, even in games that pitted Soviet and Western forces against each other in demanding situations. […] Huge arguments would take place in the post-game analyses or "washups."”
  4. (UK, slang)The period prior to dissolution of parliament, in which any remaining bills are quickly pushed through or else abandoned.

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Etymology

Deverbal from wash up.

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