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HODGEPODGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hodgepodge mean? 

HODGEPODGE (noun)
  The noun HODGEPODGE has 2 senses:

1. a motley assortment of thingsplay

2. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideasplay

  Familiarity information: HODGEPODGE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HODGEPODGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A motley assortment of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("hodgepodge" is a kind of...):

assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

hodgepodge; jumble; patchwork

Hypernyms ("hodgepodge" is a kind of...):

theory (a belief that can guide behavior)


 Context examples 


The gases all originate from the hodgepodge of ices, rock and dust that make up the nucleus.

(NASA Telescope Studies Quirky Comet 45P, NASA)



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