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hogwash

n.
US //ˈhɑˌɡwɑʃ// UK //hˈɒɡwɒʃ// hog·wash Informal
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Origin

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.

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