hodgepodge

== English == === Alternative forms === hodge-podge, hotchpotch === Etymology === From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch +‎ pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ === Noun === hodgepodge (countable and uncountable, plural hodgepodges) A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Synonyms: farrago, melange, mishmash; see also Thesaurus:hodgepodge A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot. ==== Derived terms ==== hodgepodgery ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hodgepodge (third-person singular simple present hodgepodges, present participle hodgepodging, simple past and past participle hodgepodged) (ambitransitive) To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner.