splosh

verb, noun — 6 senses

splosh

verb

US /splɑʃ/ · UK /splɒʃ/

Etymology Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splish; compare also slosh.

1

To splash with a heavy splashing sound.

splosh into the sea
Sometimes someone would take a wrench to a fire hydrant, jam a crate up to its nozzle, turning the whole of it into a fountain for us kids to splosh around and play in.2009, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann:

2

To traverse mushy or marshy wetlands.

3

To spill or spill over.

Derived terms: kersplosh, sploshy
Related terms: slosh, splash, splish, sploosh

splosh

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splish; compare also slosh.

1

A heavy splashing sound.

2

A spilt or dropped liquid or semi-liquid substance.

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:
[…] a milk-jug and a milk-bottle going all drunk then scattering white splosh in all directions1962, Anthony Burgess, edited by Mark Rawlison, A Clockwork Orange, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, published 2011, →ISBN, page 43:

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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:

3

UK, Slang Tea (the drink).

Give us a cup of splosh, love.

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