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HOGWASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Synonyms:
buncombe; bunk; bunkum; guff; hogwash; rot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hogwash" is a kind of...):
drivel; garbage (a worthless message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hogwash"):
bull; bullshit; crap; dogshit; horseshit; Irish bull; shit (obscene words for unacceptable behavior)