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Definition of Hogwash
1. Noun. Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).
Specialized synonyms: Bull, Bullshit, Crap, Dogshit, Horseshit, Irish Bull, Shit
Generic synonyms: Drivel, Garbage
Definition of Hogwash
1. n. Swill.
Definition of Hogwash
1. Noun. (slang) foolish talk or writing; nonsense. ¹
2. Noun. swill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hogwash
1. meaningless talk [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hogwash
Literary usage of Hogwash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Links in My Life on Land and Sea by James William Gambier (1907)
"Heroic hogwash—Fenians —Attempt to capture the Head Centre—An Irish wedding—
Southend: al fresco bathing—Mr. Gladstone—Lord Houghton. ..."
2. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1831)
"A tank for the hogwash in «т у be made in the comer formed by the house and stable.
The situation for it is shown by the dotted circle. ..."
3. Lincolnshire and the Danes by George Sidney Streatfeild (1884)
"Icel. draf, husks ; Dan. drav, dregs ; Dutch, draf. hogwash ; Sw. D. drav = hogwash.
(See Atkinson Cl. GI.) Prof. Skeat, however, takes the word as ..."
4. Memoirs of a Winnerby Gary Ward Scott by Gary Ward Scott (2007)
"hogwash. Again, hogwash. Dear young people, if any are reading this, never believe
any simplistic, sweeping advice you sense (it may not be apparent at ..."
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