rehash

1 of 2

verb

re·​hash (ˌ)rē-ˈhash 

rehashed; rehashing; rehashes

transitive verb

1

: to talk over or discuss again

2

: to present or use again in another form without substantial change or improvement

rehash

2 of 2

noun

re·​hash ˈrē-ˌhash 

1

: something that is rehashed

2

: the action or process of rehashing

Examples of rehash in a Sentence

Verb

You're just rehashing the same argument all over again.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Le Prez and 'Les Mis': Trump and Melania to see hit musical at Kennedy Center A conviction and an acquittal Film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday in a New York retrial that rehashed some of the defining accusations of his original #MeToo case while acquitting him on another charge. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 June 2025

The Washington judge, for example, said in February that the administration was rehashing a century-old losing argument. —Jean Lantz Reisz, The Conversation, 12 May 2025

Noun

There’s guts in Menzel and Landau’s desire to pursue an original inspiration and in bringing on a young composer to collaborate in the creation of something new in a field that runs on rehashes and revivals. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025

Don’t call it a rehash, but The Final Reckoning (which follows 2023’s Dead Reckoning, Part One) transmits a serious case of déjà vu. —Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rehash

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• moustache
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
• whiplash
• ash
• bash
• brash
• cache

Kids Definition

rehash

verb

re·​hash

(ˈ)rē-ˈhash

: to present or use (as an argument) again in another form without much change or improvement

rehash

ˈrē-ˌhash

noun