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- [hawg-wosh, -wawsh, hog-]
- /ˈhɔgˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈhɒg-/
- /ˈhɒ.ɡwɒʃ/
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- [hawg-wosh, -wawsh, hog-]
- /ˈhɔgˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈhɒg-/
Definitions of hogwash word
- noun hogwash refuse given to hogs; swill. 1
- noun hogwash any worthless stuff. 1
- noun hogwash meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk. 1
- noun hogwash nonsense, rubbish 1
- noun hogwash pig swill 1
- uncountable noun hogwash If you describe what someone says as hogwash, you think it is nonsense. 0
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Origin of hogwash
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; 1900-05 for def 2; late Middle English. See hog, wash
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Parts of speech for Hogwash
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hogwash popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hogwash
noun hogwash
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
- hooey — silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!
Antonyms for hogwash
noun hogwash
- assets — the property and claims against debtors that a business enterprise may apply to discharge its liabilities. Assets may be fixed, current, liquid, or intangible and are shown balanced against liabilities
- property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
Top questions with hogwash
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