dishing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of serving food, usually from a single large serving dish.

  - "Dad is dishing out the mashed potatoes."
  - "Can you please pass the salad so I can start dishing?"

• Verb

  To share gossip or secrets.

  - "Sarah is dishing about the new teacher."
  - "Don't dishing my business to anyone."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dishing
fishing , wishing , dishing

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Variants

List of all variants of dishing that leads to same result
dish , dished , dishes , dishing , dish out , dished out , dishes out , dishing out , dish up , dished up , dishes up , dishing up

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to serve from a dish'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dishing' as gossip originated in the United States.

2. The term 'dishing' is often used in a negative context to imply spreading rumors or secrets that are not one's own.

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Related Concepts

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1. serving: The act of providing or making available something, typically a food or drink.

2. gossip: Idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.

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Culture

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Dishing as a term for gossip originated in the 1950s and has been a popular slang term since.

How to Memorize "dishing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of serving food from a large dish.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dishing' with the act of serving food or gossiping.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dishes' for 'Dishing' - Dishes are served from a large plate, just like dishing out information.

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