Comments on: Hot wash http://www.word-detective.com/2013/02/hot-wash/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Dunham http://www.word-detective.com/2013/02/hot-wash/comment-page-1/#comment-56745 Steve Dunham Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:37:38 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=8592#comment-56745 Thanks for this column. I've edited a lot of government documents that referred to a "hot wash" (poor Steve!), and though I gathered something of the meaning from the context, my searches for a definition led only to discussions of laundry. Your comment "Thanks a lot, Weather Gods" reminds me of Stephen Crane's story "The Open Boat" and his desire to throw bricks at the temple of nature, and being even angrier because there is no temple to throw bricks at. Thanks for this column. I’ve edited a lot of government documents that referred to a “hot wash” (poor Steve!), and though I gathered something of the meaning from the context, my searches for a definition led only to discussions of laundry.

Your comment “Thanks a lot, Weather Gods” reminds me of Stephen Crane’s story “The Open Boat” and his desire to throw bricks at the temple of nature, and being even angrier because there is no temple to throw bricks at.

]]> By: Alex http://www.word-detective.com/2013/02/hot-wash/comment-page-1/#comment-55854 Alex Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:10:32 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=8592#comment-55854 Oh, and it sounds like your Derecho response was more of a hog-wash than a hot-wash :-) Oh, and it sounds like your Derecho response was more of a hog-wash than a hot-wash :-)

]]> By: Alex http://www.word-detective.com/2013/02/hot-wash/comment-page-1/#comment-55853 Alex Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:07:40 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=8592#comment-55853 The term "wash up meeting" is often used to refer to a meeting held when a project is finished. Used to discuss how the project went, and such like. So it is possible the terms "hot wash up" and "cold wash up" derived from that. The term “wash up meeting” is often used to refer to a meeting held when a project is finished. Used to discuss how the project went, and such like. So it is possible the terms “hot wash up” and “cold wash up” derived from that.

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