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hodgepodge [hoj-poj] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for hodgepodge on Thesaurus.com noun
- a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.
Origin of hodgepodge First recorded in 1615–25; variant of hotchpotch Synonyms for hodgepodge See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com conglomeration, miscellany, muddle, mess. Related Words for hodgepodge patchwork, jumble, mishmash, salmagundi, hash, combination, collection, medley, miscellany, goulash, potpourri, olio Examples from the Web for hodgepodge Contemporary Examples of hodgepodge
And the valley hosts a hodgepodge of homegrown Syrian-American groups—some with close ties to the government in Damascus.
Christopher Moraff
November 11, 2014
There has been radicalization on the left, as well: Pasok has jettisoned voters to a hodgepodge of communist parties.
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April 26, 2012
He picked up the story from the “dayslot,” a hodgepodge of random topics disseminated by an editor.
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The New Deal, of course, was a hodgepodge of programs and as such, some of them failed and were damaging to the economy.
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March 30, 2009
Historical Examples of hodgepodge
The Church was a hodgepodge of conflicting doctrines and ceremonial.
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“Look at this, madam, look at this hodgepodge,” moaned the women.
Gabrielle Yerta
It was filled with a hodgepodge of papers, books, old clothes and bundles of linen.
Emile Zola
When fully operational, it will replace a hodgepodge of disaster programs that suffered from numerous shortcomings.
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Superstition is the interpretation of their religion, their political views are a hodgepodge of unconnected ideas.
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British Dictionary definitions for hodgepodge hodgepodge noun US and Canadian
- a jumbled mixture
- a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hotchpotch Word Origin for hodgepodge C15: variant of hotchpot Word Origin and History for hodgepodge n.
also hodge podge, hodge-podge, early 15c., hogpoch, alteration of hotchpotch (late 14c.) “a kind of stew,” especially “one made with goose, herbs, spices, wine, and other ingredients,” earlier an Anglo-French legal term (late 13c.) meaning “collection of property in a common ‘pot’ before dividing it equally,” from Old French hochepot “stew, soup,” first element from hocher “to shake,” from a Germanic source (cf. Middle High German hotzen “shake”).