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Gillyflower Posted 9 years ago
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Hi,


Is there a verb in English to mean "wash something carelessly and dirtily?


Thanks!

  

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The nearest I can get to that is the British English informal expression Give it a catlick . British informal A perfunctory wash (Oxford)

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  • The nearest I can get to that is the British English informal expression Give it a catlick .
  • British informal A perfunctory wash (Oxford)
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The nearest I can get to that is the British English informal expression

Give it a catlick.

British
informal

  • A perfunctory wash

    (Oxford)


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American English: Give it a lick and a promise.

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