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hogwash

noun
🔊/ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/
🔊/ˈhɔːɡwɑːʃ/
 [uncountable] (informal)
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  1. an idea, argument, etc. that you think is stupid愚蠢的想法（或论点等）；胡言乱语
    • He denounced his opponent’s speech as ‘pure political hogwash’.他谴责对手的讲话是"纯粹的政治胡言乱语"。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originmid 15th cent.: from hog + wash; the original sense was ‘kitchen swill for pigs’.