hogwash

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Etymology

From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog + wash.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot

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