hogwash
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈhɔɡˌwɑʃ/
- Informal
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tontería
- As someone who grew up rural and now lives in the city, this is hogwash.
- a bunch of hogwash
- a lot of hogwash
- pure hogwash
And, and your take on it is hogwash.
- And, and your take on it is hogwash.
- And it started out by by saying essentially everything that's been written about consciousness is, is hogwash.
- They weren't remaking Spider Man with Tom Holland hogwash.
Examples
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That empty coffin story is hogwash.
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You got a great show here kid, but cut out all that hogwash.
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All the sweet stuff you read is hogwash for the following reasons.
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Do you realize how low he must think of us to say such hogwash on a news show?
Blog text (15) -
First, that the entire threat is hogwash.
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So the arguments coming from the other side are hogwash indeed!
Blog text (29) -
Just as only one version of religion was taught and tolerated at Victory, science was considered hogwash.
Academic text (2009) -
The whole U.S. system is lies, hogwash, and mounting poverty and destitution.
Blog text (12) -
As far as Amanda was concerned, her mother was a snob, and her theory was hogwash.
Fiction book (2002) -
The politician dismissed the accusations as complete hogwash that had no basis in reality.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
48
7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
8.4
Silly or untrue talk that is not serious
9
7.4
Foolish or untrue talk people should not believe
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
6
5.7
To say things that are not true or that make no sense
3
8.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
3
9.9
A statement that is completely untrue and makes no sense
2
9.9
A rude expression that says something is not true
1
9.9
Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people
1
9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
1
9.9
False statements meant to trick people
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
A false statement said on purpose to trick people
Talk that is false and hard to believe
A silly story that is clearly false and hard to believe
Complete nonsense that is not true and not believable
False talk meant to trick people
Complete nonsense that has no true facts to support it
A story or idea that is untrue and silly
A large amount of nonsense that is clearly untrue
Something very silly and not true
Talk that is false and makes no sense
Antonyms
How Nonsensical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hogwash originally named the watery food given to pigs: hog means 'pig' and wash meant 'watery scraps'. So calling something 'hogwash' is like saying it is 'pig food'—useless and not to be believed, which is why today it means 'nonsense'.