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Hodgepodge   /hˈɑdʒpˌɑdʒ/   Listen
Hodgepodge

noun
1.
A motley assortment of things.  Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag.
2.
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.  Synonyms: jumble, patchwork.





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"Hodgepodge" Quotes from Famous Books



... If essential open space has been protected only by zoning, astronomical increases in its speculative value may generate enough pressure on zoning boards to change the category, as happened last year on upper Rock Creek. This is particularly true in view of metropolitan plans' inevitably hodgepodge nature, which makes them somewhat arbitrary and vulnerable to attack. Bribery and personal-interest scandals often are rooted in zoning matters. Furthermore, residential zoning of the standard minimum-lot-size sort, not adapted to cluster housing and such ...
— The Nation's River - The Department of the Interior Official Report on the Potomac • United States Department of the Interior


Words linked to "Hodgepodge" :   variety, ragbag, smorgasbord, miscellanea, mixed bag, oddments, assortment, motley, salmagundi, potpourri, theory, miscellany, mixture


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