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hogwash

English

Etymology

From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog +? wash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h??w??/

Noun

hogwash (usually uncountable, plural hogwashes)

  1. (informal, figuratively) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
    Synonyms: nonsense; see also Thesaurus:nonsense
  2. (literally) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill. [from mid 15th c.]
    Synonyms: slop, slops, swill

Related terms

  • pigwash
  • pigswill from swill
  • See Derived terms of wash

Translations

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poisonous

English

Etymology

From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse, equivalent to poison +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p??z?n?s/, /?p??zn?s/

Adjective

poisonous (comparative more poisonous, superlative most poisonous)

  1. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
    Synonyms: poisoned, toxic, venomous, (dialectal or archaic) attery
    Antonyms: nonpoisonous, unpoisonous
  2. (figuratively) Negative, harmful.
    Synonym: toxic

Usage notes

Some speakers make a distinction between poisonous (releasing toxins when eaten), and venomous (releasing toxins (known as venom in this case) by biting a target), especially in non-colloquial speech.

Derived terms

Translations

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