hodgepodge

hodge·podge

 (hŏj′pŏj′)

n.

A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.

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[Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew; see hotchpot.]

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hodgepodge

(ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ)

n

1. a jumbled mixture

2. (Cookery) a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hotchpotch

[C15: variant of hotchpot]

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hodge•podge

(ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ)

n.

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.

[1615–25; variant of hotchpotch]

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Hotchpotch, Hodgepodge

 a confused mixture.

Examples: hotchpotch of errors, 1728; of garlic and cheese, 1591; of ideas; of many meats, 1530; of all sorts of men, 1652; of many nations, 1652; of true religion and popery, 1888; of songs, 1835; of tastes; of words, 1386.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hodgepodge - a motley assortment of things   farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
	2.	hodgepodge - a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas patchwork, jumble theory - a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

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hodgepodge

noun

A collection of various things:

assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.

Slang: grab bag.

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Translations

FrickeleiSammelsurium

fárrago

mikmak