Meaning & use
hodgepodge
A confused mixture of various things put together without any clear plan or order.
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The attic was a hodgepodge of old furniture, dusty books, and broken toys.
Her essay felt like a hodgepodge of ideas that never quite connected into one argument.
A note on using this word
Hodgepodge is informal and slightly negative, suggesting a lack of order rather than simple variety; 'assortment' is more neutral.
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