Word of the Week

(For the week of 14-20 June 2009)

 

back.wash v backwashed; backwashing : to let a portion of a partially consumed drink flow back into its original container.

ex: "After the contractor realized that it couldn't manage the large empire it had lobbied for, it attempted to backwash the less glorious work to the Government."

 

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