hogwash
[ hawg-wosh ]
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Part of Speechnoun (2), noun (1)
Origin + Etymology
Mid 15th century; English;from hog + wash; the original sense was ‘kitchen swill for pigs’
Synonyms
noun (2)
- nonsense
- balderdash
- gibberish
- blarney
noun (1)
Antonyms- swill
- slop
- rubbish
noun (2)
- assets
- sense
- truth
noun (1)
Definition- assets
- possessions
noun (2)
meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk
noun (1)
Examplesrefuse given to hogs; swill
noun (2)
The nonsense coming out of the speaker's mouth was utter hogwash.
noun (1)
The pigs were fed hogwash for dinner.
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