Definition of "washup" [washup]

• The act or action of washing clean. (noun)

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• ""The legislative endgame of every Parliament is the" washup "- an exercise in speed law-making in which outstanding bills are ...""
• "In the UK the Digital Economy Bill (#DEBill on Twitterstream) has been rushed through Parliament in the dog days of this Government's term, in a process known as the "washup" - where legislation still waiting to be enacted is rushed through without scrutiny and debate to become law."
• "The washup was the most serious since the late 1980s, when thousands of beach-going days were lost because of waste washing ashore."