English Explanatory Dictionary

hogwash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
  2. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/ /ˈhɔɡ.wɑʃ/ /ˈhɑɡ.wɑʃ/ en-us-hogwash.ogg

Word forms

hogwash hogwashes

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

hogshit bullshit absurdity all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin applesauce bafflegab balderdash balls baloney banana oil Bandini baragouin batcrap batshit bilgewater blah blather blatherskite bobbins bollocks bosh BS bull bullcrap bulldust bull feathers bullspeak bunk bunkum bushwah clamjamfrey claptrap cobblers codswallop crap crock crock of shit double Dutch double talk doublespeak dribble drivel eyewash fiddle-faddle flapdoodle flim-flam flizz flummery folderol foolishness footle framis fuckery fuckry fudge galimatias Gallophone garbage garble

Related words

pigwash pigswill from swill Derived terms of wash
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