hogwash

noun

hog·​wash ˈhȯg-ˌwȯsh How to pronounce hogwash (audio)
-ˌwäsh
ˈhäg-
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Examples of hogwash in a Sentence

You wouldn't believe the hogwash he was spouting at us. the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books
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Misinformation and anti-science hogwash will continue to plague us. Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025 This is the sort of expert hogwash that Reiner, for a while, did better than anyone. Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025 How To Make Cheese Straws With Ease Cheese straws get a bad rap for being difficult to make, but that’s a load of hogwash. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 Some are eager to make the comparison; others denounce it as hogwash and misappropriation. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hogwash

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hogwash was in the 15th century

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“Hogwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hogwash. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

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hogwash

noun
hog·​wash ˈhȯg-ˌwȯsh How to pronounce hogwash (audio)
ˈhäg-
-ˌwäsh
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