English word origin

Etymology of slosh

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash. · A sloshing sound or motion. · Slush. · Inferior wine or other drink.

verb

To shift chaotically; to splash noisily. · To cause to slosh. · To make a sloshing sound. · To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

backslash, the character \.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

By analogy with slash.

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