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hodgepodge Definition

hodge·podge (häj′päj′)

noun

  1. a kind of stew
  2. any jumbled mixture; mess; medley

Etymology: ME hogpoch: see hotchpotch

hodgepodge Synonyms

hodgepodge

n.

jumble, combination, mess; see mixture 1.

hodgepodge Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • idea: It is not just a hodgepodge of ideas taken from differing belief systems.
hodgepodge Quotes

Sonow they havemade our Englishtonguea gallimaufry or hodgepodge of all other speeches.

—Spenser, Edmund

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