mushnoun [ U ]
uk/mʌʃ/us/mʌʃ/mush noun [ U ] (SOFT SUBSTANCE)
informal any unpleasant thick soft substance, such as food that has been cooked for too long:
If you overcook the cabbage it'll turn to mush.
informal If you say your brain has turned to mush, it means you cannot think clearly.
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Various qualities of food
- citrus
- cordon bleu
- creamy
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- fatty
- hoppy
- instant
- isotonic
- kosher
- lean
- mild
- salt
- sugar-coated
- sugar-free
- unbleached
- undercook
- unsliced
- untouched
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
mush noun [ U ] (BOOK/ FILM)
informal If you describe something such as a book or film as mush, you mean that it is too emotional:
The movie was just romantic mush.
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Sentimental and over-emotional
- cloying
- mawkish
- mushy
- sappy
- schmaltz
- sentimental
- sentimentalism
- sickly
- sloppy
- slush
- slushy
- soppy
- syrupy
- treacly