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Hodgepodge or hotchpotch describes a confused and/or disorderly mass and/or collection of things; a "mess" or a "jumble". Hodge-podge may refer to: Hodge-Podge (comics), a character from the comic strip Bloom County; Hodge-Podge (soup), a type of mutton soup "Hodge Podge", a Series H episode of the television series QI (2010)
The Oxford English Dictionary definition is: "A dish made of a mixture of various kinds of meat, vegetables, etc., stewed together" and "esp in Scottish = Hotchpotch – A dish containing a mixture of many ingredients; spec. a thick soup of barley, peas, and other vegetables, and sometimes meat". [1]
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A male name (uncommon in the UK). A shortening of the female name Jessica (usually spelled "Jessie"). jock a Scotsman (slang) a Scottish private soldier (slang) (UK: squaddie) slang term for an athlete slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving *
The name hotch-pot is taken from a kind of pudding, and is derived from the French word hocher, or "shake." It was used as early as 1292 as a legal term, and from the 15th century in cooking for a sort of broth with many ingredients (see Hodge-Podge soup ), and so it is used figuratively for any heterogeneous mixture.
The backdrop of Washington D.C. also serves as an important component of this new retelling of the Alex Cross story. Hodge explains that in the show, “D.C. stands as its own character.”
Synonyms often express a nuance of meaning or are used in different registers of speech or writing. Various technical domains may employ synonyms to convey precise technical nuances. Some writers avoid repeating the same word in close proximity, and prefer to use synonyms: this is called elegant variation. Many modern style guides criticize this.