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

That alpine skier and the diver may think that the National Sleep Foundation’s recommendation of seven to nine hours for young adults is hogwash, so their decision to ignore it is perfectly reasonable.

From Outside Online

That vague promise by Security was so much hogwash; yet it was surprising how much he had counted on it.

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He had got possession, by some means, of a bit of waste ground behind a public-house in Hogwash-street.

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Too many wrong things, too many highfalutin' notions, too much just plain old hogwash.

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Hogwash was beaten and so were all the favourites, and an outsider had won.

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My friends, I have heard the vows which Paaker has poured out over our pure altars, like hogwash that men set before swine.

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