hogwash
Meaning
- (informal) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
- A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
Synonyms
pig-swill
pish-posh
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog + wash.
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