hogwash
hog·wash
noun
1.
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Origin
From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog + wash.
Phrases
- Derived terms of wash
- pigswill from swill
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