hodgepodge
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/
- The local market is a hodgepodge of fruits, vegetables, and handmade crafts.
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Watch on YouTubeBut it really sort of became a hodgepodge of video formats.
- But it really sort of became a hodgepodge of video formats.
- They're they're a hodgepodge of ideas you've got in your head.
- And this is kind of a hodgepodge of of arguments.
- We literally had like the ultimate hodgepodge of calls.
- You said a lot of things that I want to get back to, such as this hodgepodge of strategies and and his cabinet picks.
- So when you put all this together, you get this basket or this, this hodgepodge of real like ugliness and uncertainty, lots of uncertainty.
- Just a lot of stuff that doesn't, you know, it's a it's a hodgepodge, if you will.
- It's dude, it was, it was a hodgepodge of so we had ERD, which we were partnered up with.
Examples
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But our current policy is an illogical hodgepodge in need of reform.
Academic text (1996) -
The result was an aesthetic and thematic hodgepodge that demanded correction.
Academic text (2000) -
A hodgepodge of old and new.
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But it really sort of became a hodgepodge of video formats.
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What is offered then is a hodgepodge of definitions of popular culture.
Academic text (1990) -
It is a hodgepodge of many things, much like me.
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Fort Laramie was little more than a hodgepodge of buildings scattered across a flat plain.
Fiction book (1994) -
The texts, after all, are a hodgepodge of legal protocols, invocations, oaths, and the like.
Academic text (1999) -
Indian Springs was a hodgepodge of people: eccentrics, artisans, artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs.
Fiction book (1992) -
Conditions are often bad beyond belief, with a hodgepodge of makeshift dwellings along polluted canals or railroad tracks.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of different things or people that are together
107
2.3
A mix of different things, like colors or spices
89
1.8
Different things put together form one thing
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2.8
A mix of different things like styles or flavors
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6.0
A food or drink made by mixing different things, often in a new way
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4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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3.7
A group of things, people, or results with both good and bad parts
15
6.3
A group of different ideas or parts joined together that do not fit well
9
6.8
A mixture of different ideas or styles
5
6.4
A confused mix of different things
5
7.2
A varied collection of different things and styles
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8.2
A mixture of different things, often very varied and unexpected
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7.9
A group of different small things like papers or photos
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9.9
A confused mix of different things that do not fit together
1
9.9
A messy mixture of different things
1
8.7
A messy mixture of different things that do not fit together
1
7.0
Different things joined together to make one thing
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9.9
A mixed collection of different things
1
1.2
An action that brings two or more things together
1
7.1
A messy mix of things that do not belong together
1
6.8
A mixture of many bright, different parts like colors and sounds
1
9.9
A mixed collection of things from many places
1
9.9
A mixed collection of different things
1
9.9
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
1
9.9
A mixed collection of different things, like photos and receipts
1
6.7
A mix of different ideas that do not form a clear whole
A confusing mix of different ideas and styles
A mixed collection of different things, like essays, photos, or objects
A collection of different things chosen without planning
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Etymology
Hodgepodge comes from an old French word hochepot, which meant a 'mixed stew' — many different ingredients thrown into one pot and 'shaken' together. So hodgepodge now means a confused or jumbled mixture of different things.