DISHWASHER, DISHWASHING
NOUNS
► BUBBLE DANCING dishwashing → World War II Amer. sl.
► DISHWATER DIARRHOEA a notional disease that plagues those reluctant to wash their dishes → 1969 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► CHINA-CLIPPER a person whose job is washing dishes → 1941 US services’ usage
► MONKEY a person who washes dishes in a restaurant, etc.→ 1941 US sl.
► PEARL DIVER a person who works as a dishwasher in a café or restaurant → 1913 sl., orig. US
► POT-MASSAGER a person who washes pots and pans → 1975 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► POT-WALLOPER a person who washes his or her dishes very frequently → 1988 Prince Edward Island (Bk.)
► POT-WRESTLER a dishwasher or scullion; a kitchen-hand → 1817 US sl.
► WIPE a person who washes dishes → 1975 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BUST SOME SUDS ► BUST SUDS to wash dishes, esp. as an occupation → 1911 chiefly African-American
► DIVE FOR PEARLS to work as a dishwasher → 1920s US sl.
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