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hog⋅wash

  [hawg-wosh, -wawsh, hog-]
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–noun
1. refuse given to hogs; swill.
2. any worthless stuff.
3. meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk.
Origin:
1400–50; 1900–05 for def. 2; late ME. See hog, wash
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hog·wash   (hôg'wôsh', -wŏsh, hŏg'-)   
n.  

  1. Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense.

  2. Garbage fed to hogs; swill.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
hogwash

  1. n.
    bad food or drink. : This stuff is hogwash. Take it away.
  2. n.
    nonsense. : Hogwash! That's about enough of your lies!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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