hogwash

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/

The English word “hogwash” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.

Etymology

From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog + wash.

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