a jumbled mixture a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hotchpotch Etymology: 15th Century: variant of hotchpot
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hodge•podge /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a mixture, esp., a disorganized mixture of very different things:The essay is a hodgepodge of unrelated and unconnected ideas.
hodge•podge
(hoj′poj′),USA pronunciation n.
- a heterogeneous mixture;
jumble.
- variant of hotchpotch 1615–25
- conglomeration, miscellany, muddle, mess.
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hotchpotch Etymology: 15th Century: variant of hotchpot
'hodgepodge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dog's breakfast
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- goulash
- hotchpotch
- jumble
- medley
- mess
- mingle-mangle
- miscellanea
- mishmash
- mixture
- olio
- pastiche
- patchwork
- potpourri
- promiscuous