HODGEPODGE
patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble
(noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hodgepodge (countable and uncountable, plural hodgepodges)
A hotchpotch; a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
Synonyms
• farrago, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
• See also hodgepodge
Verb
hodgepodge (third-person singular simple present hodgepodges, present participle hodgepodging, simple past and past participle hodgepodged)
(ambitransitive) To move or position in an erratic, disorganised manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Hodge"podge`, n.
Definition: A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition