hogwash

[ hawg-wosh, -wawsh, hog- ]

noun

1. refuse given to hogs; swill.
2. any worthless stuff.
3. meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk.

hogwash

/ ˈhɒɡˌwɒʃ /

noun

1. informal.
   nonsense
2. pigswill

Word History and Origins

Origin of hogwash¹

1400–50; 1900–05 hogwash fordef 2; late Middle English. See hog, wash

Example Sentences

No surprise, really, as under his real name, Robinson denied the Holocaust, calling it "hogwash," and pushed anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

From Salon

And before Tucker Carlson was embracing Holocaust denialism, Robinson was raving that it was "hogwash" to believe the Nazi genocide of Jews happened.

From Salon

His wife Amanda was less discreet about it - she went on social media to describe the claims as "a load of hogwash".

From BBC

Troy Douthett with the Butler City Council dismissed as “hogwash” the Secret Service’s claim that the shooter was outside its security perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times

Now let’s turn to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose campaign for president has allowed his dangerous anti-vaccine hogwash to be mainstreamed into the body politic like an IV drip of strychnine.

From Los Angeles Times