hash¹ / hash/ • n. a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked, usually with potatoes. ∎  a finely chopped mixture: a hash of raw tomatoes, chilies, and coriander. ∎  a mixture of jumbled incongruous things; a mess.• v. [tr.] 1. make (meat or other food) into a hash. ∎  chop (meat or vegetables).2. (hash something out) come to agreement on something after lengthy and vigorous discussion: they went to the diner to hash out ideas.PHRASES: make a hash of inf. make a mess of; bungle: listening to other board members make a hash of things.settle someone's hash inf. deal with and subdue someone in no uncertain manner.sling hashsee sling¹ .hash² • n. inf. short for hashish.hash³ (also hash sign) • n. the sign #.

hash cut up (meat) small for cooking; fig. mangle. XVII. — (O)F. hacher, f. hache HATCHET.
Hence hash sb.

hash Dish of cooked meat reheated in highly flavoured sauce. In the USA canned corned beef is known as corned beef hash.

Hash

a medley; a spoiled mixture; a meat dish.

Examples: hash of absurdity, 1795; of plain repetition, 1672; of tongues, 1735; of my own words, 1860.