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hogwash

[hawg-wosh, -wawsh, hog-] / ˈhɔgˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈhɒg- /


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Maybe keep an eye on whether Sunderland and Villa fall off massively next season if you fancy figuring out once and for all whether 'expected' data is truly insightful or a heap of hogwash.

From BBC May 26, 2026

On July 27, for example, Steve Inskeep, the host of NPR’s Morning Edition, conducted a servile interview in which he sat meekly by as Allen spewed unalloyed hogwash.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

Somewhere on the road between hogwash and baloney, Washington ran into reality.

From Seattle Times Jun. 24, 2023

Mayer said the suggestion that a dialogue was possible if the governor had been nicer “is the biggest load of hogwash I’ve ever seen and I’ve worked in politics 20 years.”

From Washington Post Mar. 14, 2023

She’s been trying to find some hogwash in it that will bring Dad back.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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