HOGWASH

bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash

(noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hogwash (usually uncountable, plural hogwashes)

(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.

Synonym: nonsense

(literal) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill. [from mid 15th c.]

Synonyms: slop, slops, swill

Synonyms

• (foolish talk): See Thesaurus:nonsense

Source: Wiktionary


Hog"wash`, n.

Definition: Swill. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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