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hogwash.

Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɔɡ.wɑʃ/General-American/ˈhɑɡ.wɑʃ/cot-caught-merger
  1. Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.

    figuratively · informal · uncountable · usually
  2. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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