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Definition of "hogwash" []

  • Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense. (noun)
  • Garbage fed to hogs; swill. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hogwash" in a sentence
  • "Where do I sign up to send all of my money to these people to ensure that these crooks can preach their hogwash from the highest mountain?"
  • "Now this hogwash is centre stage when homes are reprocessed, pensioners are on the breadline, Britain is heading for a police state, shame on the BBC, it was only a matter of time before the state took over the BBC."
  • "HENRY: And when pressed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the criticism that the White House has lost credibility because of mistakes made in Iraq, the vice president said, quote, "hogwash" -- Miles."