hogwash
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/ / /ˈhɔɡ.wɑʃ/ / /ˈhɑɡ.wɑʃ/
noun
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.
- Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
“We have more faith in the average American than that. It’s not true that Americans love hogwash— it’s that hogwash inundates Americans, whether they want it or not! Some Americans want the truth— they just haven’t been able to find it because it is drowned out by hogwash.”
“Diplomatic hogwash aside, ‘efficiency and effectiveness’ have nothing to do with the shutting of the Consulate. The decision is but a continuation of successive US measures aimed at “taking Jerusalem off the table” – as per Trump’s own words - of any future negotiations.”
- A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.