Hodgepodge

//ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. countable, uncountable

    "His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together."

  2. 2
    a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas wordnet
  3. 3
    A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot. countable, uncountable

    "The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]"

  4. 4
    a motley assortment of things wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner. ambitransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).

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