hogwash
noun
, -ˌwäsh, ˈhäg-\
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Synonyms for hogwash
Synonyms
applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or buncombe), claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nonsense, nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, rubbish, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, trumpery, twaddle
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In a more meaningful sense, however, Netanyahu’s statement is hogwash. — Eli Lake, Twin Cities, "Eli Lake: Trump makes Israel look weak," 18 Aug. 2019 Most serious scientists and researchers on aging consider the unorthodox field of cryonics just science fiction or hogwash. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Frozen for eternity: Can you really cheat death?," 26 July 2019 But the notion that the shift is causing a retirement crisis is hogwash. — Josh B. Mcgee, Twin Cities, "Josh B. McGee: What retirement savings crisis?," 21 July 2019 And to those who think Perot cost George H.W. Bush the election, Swindle says hogwash. — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, "Remembering Ross Perot: Orson Swindle says he'll never forget the grand fete for returning former POWs," 13 July 2019 According to Google’s usage graph, hogwash has become increasingly popular in the last 50 years. — Stephen Miller, WSJ, "What’s Another Word for Derp?," 29 May 2018 Mr Trump’s tweets plainly show this to be hogwash, argue the Europeans; he is motivated by pure protectionism. — The Economist, "Europe stands up for global trade rules," 26 Apr. 2018 However, even if Portnow only realizes one half of the reason his initial statement was hogwash, there's hope that women like Pink, Katy, and Charli XCX will keep this important conversation going as 2018's album releases come out. — Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan, "Pink Slams Recording Academy President Who Said Women Need to "Step Up"," 30 Jan. 2018 Rutherford shows that most of these ideas are hogwash. — National Geographic, "12 Books We Loved in 2017," 19 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hogwash.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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