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How to pronounce hodgepodge in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
Type of variety, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, assortment
Type Words
Synonyms jumble, patchwork
Type of theory

Examples of hodgepodge

hodgepodge
A Strong three-part harmonies with a hodgepodge of country, pop, folk and swing.
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The HELP committee has jurisdiction over a hodgepodge of domestic policy issues.
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The lounge is an artistic hodgepodge painted in metallic gold, green and purple.
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I ditched MobileMe for a hodgepodge of different services, and didn't look back.
From the economist.com
Training and certification requirements for home care aides remain a hodgepodge.
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The area grew into DU's University Park campus with its hodgepodge of buildings.
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With splotchy colors and inclined floors, they stand as monuments to hodgepodge.
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People accumulate a hodgepodge of things instead of thinking about an aesthetic.
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Colorado's upcoming pheasant hunt will feature the usual hodgepodge of prospects.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Odds and ends: a motley assortment of things
  • Patchwork: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
  • A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
  • Jumble; muddle; conglomeration; miscellany.
  • A heterogeneous mixture; jumbled mixture