Meaning & use
Dishwater
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Water used for washing dishes; figuratively, something dull, weak, or unappealing.
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She poured the greasy dishwater down the sink after finishing the pots and pans.
Critics dismissed the sequel as dull as dishwater compared to the original film.
A note on using this word
The idiom "dull as dishwater" (originally "dull as ditchwater") uses the word to evoke something drab and lifeless.
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wash water
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Something considered extremely dull or uninteresting, as in the idiom 'dull as dishwater.'
The lecture was dishwater compared to yesterday's lively debate.
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