hogwash

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog +‎ wash. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɡ.wɑʃ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɡ.wɑʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒɡwɒʃ === Noun === hogwash (usually uncountable, plural hogwashes) (informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense. Synonyms: hogshit, bullshit; see also Thesaurus:nonsense (literal) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill. [from mid 15th c.] Synonyms: slop, slops, swill ==== Related terms ==== pigwash pigswill from swill See Derived terms of wash ==== Translations ====