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Definition of hogwash noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hogwash

noun
 
/ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/
 
/ˈhɔːɡwɑːʃ/
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. an idea, argument, etc. that you think is stupid
    • He denounced his opponent’s speech as ‘pure political hogwash’.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originmid 15th cent.: from hog + wash; the original sense was ‘kitchen swill for pigs’.
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