How to pronounce hogwash
American English pronunciation
HAWG-wawsh
- IPA
- /ˈhɔɡˌwɔʃ/
- Syllables
- HAWG · wawsh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hogwash means
Nonsense; something silly that isn't true
In a sentence: Grandma said the story about the flying cat was hogwash.
Where it comes from: It first meant the scraps and slop fed to pigs. Later it came to mean words that were just as worthless.
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