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Meaning of Hogwash | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈhɒɡ.wɒʃ

Definitions

Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
figuratively, informal, uncountable, usually
A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية بقايا الطعام هرش

Български поми́я

Bosanski sačma

Català absurditat

Deutsch Quatsch Unsinn

Ελληνικά απόπλυμα κουραφέξαλα παλάβρα

Esperanto stultaĵo volapukaĵo

Español bazofia paparruchas sinsentido tonterías

Suomi hölynpöly palturi pötypuhe

Français baratin boniment

Hrvatski sačma

Italiano avanzi cazzata corbelleria intruglio minchiata pastone sbobba stupidaggine

Nederlands prietpraat

Polski bajda

Português disparate

Русский бред сивой кобылы вздор глупости ерунда помои фигня́

Српски sačma

Svenska strunt

Türkçe saçma

Examples

“We have ⟳ more faith in the average American than that. It’s not true that Americans love ⟳ hogwash— it’s that hogwash inundates Americans, whether they want ⟳ it or not! Some Americans want ⟳ the truth— they just haven’t been able to find ⟳ it because it is drowned out by hogwash.”

“Diplomatic hogwash aside, ‘efficiency and effectiveness’ have ⟳ nothing to do with the shutting of the Consulate. The decision is but a continuation of successive US measures aimed at “taking Jerusalem off the table” – as per Trump’s own ⟳ words - of any future negotiations.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Hogwash | Babel Free

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