hogwash C1 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈhɑːɡˌwɑːʃ/ UK /ˈhɒɡˌwɒʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #32928 Meanings 1 noun informal: foolish, false, or meaningless talk or writing; nonsense After all the flattering speech and hogwash, the honest music sounded refreshing. 2 noun a mixture of kitchen scraps or other refuse fed to pigs; swill The farmhand carried a bucket of hogwash to the pigs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · informal: foolish, false,... nonsenserubbishbaloneyflapdoodle 2 noun · a mixture of kitchen scraps... swillpigwashslops ↔ Opposites sensetruth Word family Related forms pigwashhogwash Etymology A compound of hog and wash. It first referred literally to kitchen refuse or thin swill fed to pigs; the figurative sense treats foolish or false talk as equally worthless fare. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hogwash **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɑːɡˌwɑːʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒɡˌwɒʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 32928 ## Meanings 1. informal: foolish, false, or meaningless talk or writing; nonsense 2. a mixture of kitchen scraps or other refuse fed to pigs; swill ## Examples - After all the flattering speech and hogwash, the honest music sounded refreshing. - The farmhand carried a bucket of hogwash to the pigs. ## Synonyms - nonsense - rubbish - baloney - swill ## Antonyms - sense - truth ## Related Forms - pigwash - hog - wash ## Etymology A compound of hog and wash. It first referred literally to kitchen refuse or thin swill fed to pigs; the figurative sense treats foolish or false talk as equally worthless fare. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown