hodgepodge

Meanings

Noun

• A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
• A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

Verb

• To move or position in an erratic, disorganised manner.

Origin

• From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot, from hotsen, hutsen + pot, equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott ("hodgepodge").