hodgepodge
/ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ//ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/
hodgepodge noun: a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Noun
hodgepodge (countable and uncountable, plural hodgepodges)
- A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
- MAn's life is but vain, for tis ſubject to pain, / and ſorrow, and ſhort as a buble; / 'tis a hodge podge of buſineſs, and mony and care, / and care, and mony, and trouble.1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], chapter XI, in The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC...
- A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
- The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]1699, William Dampier, chapter I, in Voyages and Descriptions. Vol. II. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC, part II (Mr. Dampier’s Voyages to the Bay of Campeachy), page 38
Verb
hodgepodge (third-person singular simple present hodgepodges, present participle hodgepodging, simple past and past participle hodgepodged)
- To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner.
hodgepodge meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
hodgepodge in Tamil
- கறிகாய்க் கூட்டு, கறிக்காய்க் கூட்டு
hodgepodge in Bengali
- খিচুড়ি, বিভিন্ন জিনিসের জগাখিচুড়ি মিশ্রণ
hodgepodge in Malayalam
- hotchpotch, mix, mixture
- പലതും കൂട്ടിക്കുഴച്ചത്, വിവിധ വസ്തു സമ്മിശ്രണം, കലര്പ്പ്, മിശ്രിതം, കുഴഞ്ഞുമറിഞ്ഞസാധനങ്ങൾ, സമ്മിശ്രസാധനം
Synonyms of hodgepodge
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- anthology
- gallery
- gatherum
- congeries
- crazyquilt
- disjecta membra
- galimatias
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- horse and rabbit stew
- hotchpotch
- hotchpot
- job lot
- jumble
- macedoine
- medley
- mingle-mangle
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- mixture
- motley
- odds and ends
- oddments
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
Forms of hodgepodge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hodgepodges |
| alternative form | hodge-podge |
| alternative form | hotchpotch |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hodgepodges |
| present participle | hodgepodging |
| past participle | hodgepodged |
| past | hodgepodged |
Origin of hodgepodge
From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).
Words formed from hodgepodge
Questions about hodgepodge
- What does hodgepodge mean?
- Hodgepodge means a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- What is hodgepodge in Tamil?
- Hodgepodge in Tamil is கறிகாய்க் கூட்டு, கறிக்காய்க் கூட்டு. See Hodgepodge meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hodgepodge?
- Hodgepodge can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce hodgepodge?
- Hodgepodge is pronounced /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hodgepodge?
- The plural of hodgepodge is hodgepodges.
Words near hodgepodge in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hodgepodge (page history and authors); hodgepodge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Hodgepodge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hodgepodge (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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