Word Study
eyewash
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eyewash, n.
1 lotion for the eye.
2 sl. nonsense, bunkum; pretentious or insincere talk.
1 lotion for the eye.
2 sl. nonsense, bunkum; pretentious or insincere talk.
THESAURUS
eyewash
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