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hogwash Definition


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hogwash
noun
    colloq:
    1. The refuse from a kitchen, brewery, etc given to pigs; pigswill.
    2. Any worthless nonsense.
      Thesaurus: nonsense, absurdity, foolishness, balderdash, rubbish, drivel, tripe, baloney (slang).
Etymology: Early 20c in sense 2; 15c in sense 1.



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