Two favorite words
My two favorite words at the moment are hogwash and hodgepodge.
Hogwash
SYLLABICATION: hog·wash
NOUN: 1. Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense. 2. Garbage fed to hogs; swill.
Hodgepodge
SYLLABICATION: hodge·podge
NOUN: A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew. See hotchpot.
Hogwash
SYLLABICATION: hog·wash
NOUN: 1. Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense. 2. Garbage fed to hogs; swill.
Hodgepodge
SYLLABICATION: hodge·podge
NOUN: A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew. See hotchpot.
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