hogwash
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noun
1.
refuse given to hogs; swill.
2.
any worthless stuff.
3.
meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk.
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| —n | |
| 1. | informal nonsense |
| 2. | pigswill |
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Hogwash
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
hogwash
c.1440, from hog + wash; originally "slops fed to pigs;" extended to "cheap liquor" (1712) then to "inferior writing" (1773).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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hogwash definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
What hogwash: follow that logic and nobody should fly without full details of their pilot's marriage.
Her concerns about immigration are complete hogwash, though.
But some researchers are saying hogwash to all that.
All of the talk about attracting good people is hogwash.
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