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dishrags

dishrags is the plural of dishrag.

Meaning of dishrag

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!

Questions about dishrags

What is dishrags the plural of?
Dishrags is the plural of dishrag.

Words near dishrags in the dictionary

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

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