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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | Probably from slop + slush |
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slosh
1 [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid sloshes somewhere, or if you slosh it, it moves or is moved about in an uncontrolled way He put the glass down hard and beer sloshed over the edge.
He put the glass down hard and beer sloshed over the edge.2 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid in a container or on a surface in a careless way : Jo sloshed more wine into her glass. Slosh a bit of paint on.
Jo sloshed more wine into her glass.Slosh a bit of paint on.3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk through water or mud in a noisy way : People were sloshing around in the mud.
People were sloshing around in the mud.