Definition of Hodgepodge

1. Noun. A motley assortment of things.


2. Noun. A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.
Exact synonyms: Jumble, Patchwork
Generic synonyms: Theory
Derivative terms: Jumble, Jumble, Jumble

Definition of Hodgepodge

1. n. A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.

Definition of Hodgepodge

1. Noun. A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hodgepodge

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hodgepodge

hoddie
hoddies
hoddin
hodding
hoddins
hoddle
hoddled
hoddles
hoddling
hoddy
hoddydoddies
hoddydoddy
hode
hodening
hodge-podge
hodgepodge (current term)
hodgepodges
hodgkinsonite
hodiern
hodiernal
hodja
hodjas
hodman
hodmandod
hodmandods
hodmen
hodograph
hodographs
hodology
hodometer

Literary usage of Hodgepodge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Word a Day, Grades 1-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Susan Rose Simms, Sarita Chavez Silverman, Evan-Moor Corporation (2002)
"hodgepodge noun A hodgepodge is a disorderly jumbled mess. frisky adjective ... Jimmy could not find his truck in the hodgepodge of toys on his floor. ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See INTERMEDIARY, AGENT, AGENCY. medley, n. mixture; spec, jumble, mess, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot (rare), farrago (about equivalent to "hodgepodge"; ..."

3. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"May it please your Holiness, this is also a hodgepodge, containing sundry coarse meats, as scriveners, brokers, usurers, jailors, bailiffs, Serjeants, ..."

4. General Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools: Including the by Samuel Chester Parker (1919)
"The outcome of such teaching was a general hodgepodge of more or less useful ... In contrast with the old-fashioned, crazy-quilt, hodgepodge type of ..."

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