Hodgepodge

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hodgepodge \Hodge"podge`\, n.
     A mixed mass; a medley. See {Hotchpot}. --Johnson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hodgepodge
       n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments},
             {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle},
             {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]
       2: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous
          ideas [syn: {patchwork}, {jumble}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "hodgepodge":
     all sorts, arsy-varsiness, assemblage, assortment, broad spectrum,
     clutter, collectanea, conglomerate, conglomeration, farrago,
     gallimaufry, hash, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hotchpot,
     hotchpotch, hysteron proteron, jumble, litter, magpie, mash,
     medley, melange, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany,
     mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, oddments, odds and ends, olio,
     olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork,
     potpourri, salad, salmagundi, sauce, scramble, stew, sundries,
     topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, tumble, turmoil, unholy mess,
     variety, welter, what you will