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Definition of Hodgepodge
1. Noun. A motley assortment of things.
Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety
2. Noun. A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.
Definition of Hodgepodge
1. n. A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.
Definition of Hodgepodge
1. Noun. A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hodgepodge
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hodgepodge
Literary usage of Hodgepodge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Word a Day, Grades 1-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Susan Rose Simms, Sarita Chavez Silverman, Evan-Moor Corporation (2002)
"hodgepodge noun A hodgepodge is a disorderly jumbled mess. frisky adjective ...
Jimmy could not find his truck in the hodgepodge of toys on his floor. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See INTERMEDIARY, AGENT, AGENCY. medley, n. mixture; spec, jumble, mess, hash,
hodgepodge, hotchpot (rare), farrago (about equivalent to "hodgepodge"; ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"May it please your Holiness, this is also a hodgepodge, containing sundry coarse
meats, as scriveners, brokers, usurers, jailors, bailiffs, Serjeants, ..."
4. General Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools: Including the by Samuel Chester Parker (1919)
"The outcome of such teaching was a general hodgepodge of more or less useful ...
In contrast with the old-fashioned, crazy-quilt, hodgepodge type of ..."
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