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Hodgepodge
Definitions
- 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 a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas wordnet
- 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 a motley assortment of things wordnet
- 1 To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner. ambitransitive
Etymology
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”).
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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