mashable

English

Etymology

From mash +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mashable (comparative more mashable, superlative most mashable)

1. Of a consistency suitable for mashing.
   • 1892, William Hill Tucker, Arthur Christopher Benson, Eton of Old:

     […] legs, loins, shoulders, and necks, accompanied with mashed potatoes, so long as they were mashable […]

   • 1998, Greta Breedlove, The Herbal Home Spa:

     Cook the pumpkin until mashable with a potato masher.

2. (Internet, informal) Suitable for inclusion in a mashup.
   • 2007, Dana Moore, Raymond Budd, Edward Benson, Professional Rich Internet Applications:

     As mentioned earlier, mashable services often require some sort of identifying information to understand what applications use their capabilities.

   • 2008, Raymond Yee, Pro Web 2.0 Mashups:

     That is, this chapter answers the question, how would you as a content producer make your digital content most effectively remixable and mashable to users?

Translations

Of a consistency suitable for mashing

(internet informal) Suitable for inclusion in a mashup

• Spanish: mezclable (es)

Anagrams

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