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dishrag

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

Noun

dishrag (plural dishrags)

  1. Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
    Synonyms:
    dishcloth
  2. (slang) An unclean person; used in similes.
    • You're not going out like that! You look like a dishrag!

Synonyms of dishrag

Forms of dishrag

pluraldishrags

Origin of dishrag

From dish + rag.

Words formed from dishrag

Questions about dishrag

What does dishrag mean?
Dishrag means synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
What part of speech is dishrag?
Dishrag is a noun.
What is the plural of dishrag?
The plural of dishrag is dishrags.

Words near dishrag in the dictionary

  1. dishpanfuls
  2. dishpans
  3. dishpansful
  4. dishrack
  5. dishracks
  6. dishrag
  7. dishrags
  8. dishsoap
  9. dishsoaps
  10. dishstand
  11. dishstands

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