wish-wash \ˈwishˌwȯsh, -ˌwäsh, -ˌwȯish, chiefly in substand speech -ˌwȯrsh or -ˌwärsh\noun Etymology: reduplication of wash (II) 1.: a weak thin drink 2.: insipid talk or writing : claptrap, twaddle < forget all the wish-wash about neoromanticism — Louis MacNeice >