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dishrag.

Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).

  2. An unclean person; used in similes.

    slang
    You're not going out like that! You look like a dishrag!
Where this word comes from

From dish + rag.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.