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单词 hodgepodge
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hodgepodge


hodge·podge

H0230300 (hŏj′pŏj′)n. A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.
[Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew; see hotchpot.]

hodgepodge

(ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ) n1. a jumbled mixture2. (Cookery) a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hotchpotch [C15: variant of hotchpot]

hodge•podge

(ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ)

n. a heterogeneous mixture; jumble. [1615–25; variant of hotchpotch]

Hotchpotch, Hodgepodge

 a confused mixture.Examples: hotchpotch of errors, 1728; of garlic and cheese, 1591; of ideas; of many meats, 1530; of all sorts of men, 1652; of many nations, 1652; of true religion and popery, 1888; of songs, 1835; of tastes; of words, 1386.
Thesaurus
Noun1.hodgepodge - a motley assortment of thingshodgepodge - a motley assortment of things farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbagassortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
2.hodgepodge - a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideaspatchwork, jumbletheory - a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

hodgepodge

nounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.
Translations

hodgepodge


  • noun

Synonyms for hodgepodge

noun a collection of various things

Synonyms

  • assortment
  • conglomeration
  • gallimaufry
  • jumble
  • medley
  • mélange
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • mixture
  • olio
  • patchwork
  • potpourri
  • salmagundi
  • variety
  • grab bag

Synonyms for hodgepodge

noun a motley assortment of things

Synonyms

  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • hotchpotch
  • melange
  • mingle-mangle
  • mishmash
  • oddments
  • odds and ends
  • omnium-gatherum
  • ragbag

Related Words

  • assortment
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mixed bag
  • motley
  • potpourri
  • salmagundi
  • smorgasbord
  • variety
  • mixture

noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Synonyms

  • patchwork
  • jumble

Related Words

  • theory
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