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 for def. 2; late Middle English. See hog, wash

Example Sentences

“The idea that this law is about policing is hogwash,” Zbur said.

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No surprise, really, as under his real name, Robinson denied the Holocaust, calling it "hogwash," and pushed anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

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And before Tucker Carlson was embracing Holocaust denialism, Robinson was raving that it was "hogwash" to believe the Nazi genocide of Jews happened.

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His wife Amanda was less discreet about it - she went on social media to describe the claims as "a load of hogwash".

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Troy Douthett with the Butler City Council dismissed as “hogwash” the Secret Service’s claim that the shooter was outside its security perimeter.

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