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Washup

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is washed.
  2. 2
    the act of washing yourself (or another person) wordnet
  3. 3
    Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been. informal
  4. 4
    the act of washing dishes wordnet
  5. 5
    A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game. slang

    "I found it quite interesting that the players had gone to great lengths not to fire nuclear weapons, even in games that pitted Soviet and Western forces against each other in demanding situations. […] Huge arguments would take place in the post-game analyses or "washups.""

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  1. 6
    The period prior to dissolution of parliament, in which any remaining bills are quickly pushed through or else abandoned. UK, slang

Etymology

Deverbal from wash up.

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