English Explanatory Dictionary

splatterdash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An uproar.
  2. A work (of art, literature, etc.) that gives the appearance of having been created in a haphazard, chaotic manner.
  3. A spangle; a sparkly decoration.
  4. Alternative form of spatterdash.
  5. Spatterdashes.
  6. A warrior.
verb
  1. To apply a splatterdash coat.
  2. To affix splatterdashes to.
  3. To splash violently; to splatter with water and/or mud.

Word forms

splatterdash splatterdashes splatterdashing splatterdashed

Etymology

From splatter + dash. In the "haphazard work" sense, perhaps influenced by slapdash.

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