"hogswallop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hog swallop [alternative], hog's wallop [alternative]
Etymology: Variant of codswallop, by analogy with swill (“pig food, garbage”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hogswallop (uncountable)
  1. Nonsense, rubbish. Tags: uncountable
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