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zhooshed

zhooshed is the simple past and past participle of zhoosh.

Meaning of zhoosh

Verb (1)

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

  1. (Australia, UK, slang, transitive) To tweak, finesse or improve (something); to make more appealing or exciting. Usually with up.
    • Mostly the words are dusted off and brought out when we wish to zhoosh up the conversation, to announce a particular delight in our queenly style.1988, Neil Bartlett, Who Was That Man?, →ISBN, page 82
    Synonyms:
    spice, spruce, sweeten

Verb (2)

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To blend ingredients together using an electric food mixer.
    • Throw it all in a blender and zhoosh it until it's creamy smooth.
    Synonyms:
    blitz

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Questions about zhooshed

What is zhooshed the simple past and past participle of?
Zhooshed is the simple past and past participle of zhoosh.

Words near zhooshed in the dictionary

  1. Zhongyang
  2. Zhongyuan
  3. Zhongzhan
  4. Zhongzheng
  5. zhoosh
  6. zhooshed
  7. zhooshes
  8. zhooshier
  9. zhooshiest
  10. zhooshing
  11. zhooshy

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