Hodgepodge vs. Mishmash: What's the Difference?
Hodgepodge and Mishmash Definitions
Hodgepodge
A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.
Mishmash
A collection or mixture of unrelated things; a hodgepodge.
Hodgepodge
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
Mishmash
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Hodgepodge
A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
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Mishmash
(transitive) To mix together, especially in a confused way.
Hodgepodge
(ambitransitive) To move or position in an erratic, disorganised manner.
Mishmash
(intransitive) To become mixed together.
Hodgepodge
A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.
Mishmash
A hodgepodge or hotchpotch; a confused jumble.
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Hodgepodge
A motley assortment of things
Mishmash
A motley assortment of things
Hodgepodge
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
