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hogwash

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hog·wash  (hôgwôsh, -wsh, hg-)
n.
1. Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense.
2. Garbage fed to hogs; swill.

hogwash [ˈhɒgˌwɒʃ]
n
1. nonsense
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) pigswill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hogwash - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
drivel, garbage - a worthless message

hogwash
noun (Informal) nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal), balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), rot, crap (slang), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), guff (slang), moonshine, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), bunkum (chiefly U.S.), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), kak (S. African taboo slang), hooey (slang), tommyrot That's a load of hogwash.
Translations
hogwash [ˈhɒgwɒʃ] Ntonterías fpl
hogwash [ˈhɒgwɒʃ] n (= rubbish) → foutaises fpl >
ho ho [ˌhəʊˈhəʊ] ho ho ho [ˌhəʊˌhəʊˈhəʊ] excl (laughter)ha, ha, ha
hogwash [ˈhɒgˌwɒʃ] n (fam) → stupidaggini fpl, cretinate fpl


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