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What a load of hogwash
Meaning
- This indicates that something is ridiculous, untrue, or lacks any factual basis. It is a slightly cleaner way to call someone a liar.
Stern, dismissive
Used in a sentence
- He expects us to believe he saw an alien? What a load of hogwash.
- The report was a load of hogwash from start to finish.
- Stop talking, that is just a load of hogwash.
The backstory
Hogwash originally referred to the slop given to pigs, which was essentially garbage. By the 18th century, it became a figurative term for nonsense.
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