Hogwash

Origin of: Hogwash

Hogwash

In a pig-farming context, hogwash means waste, garbage, leftovers, the watery swill or slop with which pigs are fed. This meaning dates from the mid-1400s. By the late 18th century, it was being used figuratively to describe worthless or inferior communication, whether written or verbal, which is very much how it used today.