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Definition of hogwash noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hogwash

noun

NAmE//ˈhɔɡwɑʃ//

, NAmE//ˈhɑɡwɑʃ//

, NAmE//ˈhɔɡwɔʃ//

, NAmE//ˈhɑɡwɔʃ//

[uncountable] (informal)

an idea, argument, etc. that you think is stupid He denounced his opponent's speech as “pure political hogwash.”

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