Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as hotchpotch.
- n. In law, a commixture of lands. See hotchpot, 2.
Wiktionary
- n. A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A mixed mass; a medley. See hotchpot.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a motley assortment of things
- n. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Etymologies
- Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew; see hotchpot.
Examples
“But doctors have chafed at being measured by what they describe as a hodgepodge of systems that lack any oversight and consistency -- and some health-care experts say they have a point.”
“As an advocate of single-payer, I can't say I am particularly fond of some of these controversial parts, although given the total mess of the current system, and the convincing projections of how much worse it will get if we do nothing, I'm prepared to accept that even this hodgepodge is significantly better than nothing.”
“I've always wanted to use the word hodgepodge in a title of a blog post.”
“Mercy Corps - Mercy Corps is described as hodgepodge of about 3700 professionals working to help millions in crisis around the world.”
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports
“Mercy Corps is described as hodgepodge of about 3700 professionals working to help millions in crisis around the world.”
CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports
“The song is a lot like the group itself - a revealingly rag-tag hodgepodge of goodness, an infectious combination of emotions, a mixture of joyful sounds.”
“The Best Sandwiches in Toronto there's a new place called hodgepodge that has the best sandwich in the city.”
“Theophrastus, who knew his book, said that it seemed only half-finished, a kind of hodgepodge he attributed to the author's melancholy.”
“The New York Times this week described a current "hodgepodge" of efforts by the party and its allies to challenge McCain now before he gets traction.”
“So it is kind of hodgepodge, depending on who gets in contact with you.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hodgepodge’.
-
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
amalgam, medley, conglomerate, pastiche, mishmash, motley, miscellaneous, various, sundry, congeries, potpourri, omnifarious and 5 more...
-
TEN DOLLAR WORDS
brouhaha, foofaraw, ruckus, slumgullion, snollygoster, slangwhanger, slugabed, hodgepodge, rapscallion, muckamuck, hornswoggle, sockdolager and 5 more...
-
Collections
Have I made this list before? Has someone else collected these words together? I can't remember, so I'm just going to start storing some things here.
collection, omnium-gatherum, sylloge, antiphonary, anthology, bestiary, cartulary, dossier, sampler, assortment, variety, hodgepodge and 61 more...
-
Nonsense
Synonyms of "nonsense"
tomfoolery, balderdash, poppycock, lalapalooza, hullabaloo, hodgepodge, gibberish, shenanigans, hootenanny, jabberwocky, gobbledygook, mummery and 15 more...
-
hanzipan's lovely words..
words i like!
anecdote, toorie, knitting, knit, skimble-skamble, hodgepodge, gallimaufry, rarify, wherewithal
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.