"slushpile" meaning in English

See slushpile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈslʌʃpaɪ̯l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-slushpile.wav [US] Forms: slushpiles [plural]
Etymology: slush + pile Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slush|pile}} slush + pile Head templates: {{en-noun}} slushpile (plural slushpiles)
  1. (colloquial, publishing) A collection of rejected or unsolicited manuscripts. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-slushpile-en-noun-nDcovbPN Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

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