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hodgepodge

[ hoj-poj ]

noun

  1. a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.

    Synonyms: mess, muddle, miscellany, conglomeration



hodgepodge

/ ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ /

noun

  1. a jumbled mixture
  2. a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hodgepodge1

First recorded in 1615–25; variant of hotchpotch

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hodgepodge1

C15: variant of hotchpot

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Example Sentences

And the valley hosts a hodgepodge of homegrown Syrian-American groups—some with close ties to the government in Damascus.

The way Trainor talks can best be categorized as a cultural hodgepodge.

There has been radicalization on the left, as well: Pasok has jettisoned voters to a hodgepodge of communist parties.

What culminated in an enlightening hodgepodge of artifacts began as a “replenishing, powerful journey,” she said.

He picked up the story from the “dayslot,” a hodgepodge of random topics disseminated by an editor.

The loot that the Nipe had been stealing had, at first, seemed to be a hodgepodge of everything.

Remember then, that all is recorded by God and conscience; and all this hodgepodge of vanity must be reviewed and answered for.

Kay stood, entranced, gazing upon the hodgepodge of color; she had the feeling of having stepped out of one world into another.

The Church was a hodgepodge of conflicting doctrines and ceremonial.

Then there was all that occultistic hodgepodge with the old Hindoo.

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