Added 10 October 2026
hodgepodge
/ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/ noun
In Latin: farrāgō, miscellānea Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hodgepodge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
- A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
verb
- To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner.
Origin
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”).
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