# hogwash

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ/ · frequency rank #60,861

## Definitions
1. Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
2. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hogwash