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



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