hodgepodge
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous thingsA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
» His mutterings are a hodgepodge of insults and complaints.
Його бурмотіння — це суміш образ та скарг.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
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(countable, uncountable)A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- a motley assortment of things
Examples
4 sentencesHis mutterings are a hodgepodge of insults and complaints.
Його бурмотіння — це суміш образ та скарг.
You can put anything into a hodgepodge.
ruВ мешанину можно положить что угодно.
His language is a hodgepodge of logograms and phonograms, which everyone learns in school.
U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from MiFrom Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).
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Forms
plural: hodgepodgesSynonyms
48 synonyms- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas:patchworkjumble
- a motley assortment of things:odds and endsoddmentsmelangefarragoragbagmishmashmingle-manglehotchpotch
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable