Question of the Day #901

Does washing your hair with beer really work or is it just hogwash?

From the headline of this article at the Hindustan Times.

  上記の文で、hogwashの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hogwash" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔ブタの餌となる〕残飯
2. 〈俗〉くだらないもの［話］、ナンセンス

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. SWILL, SLOP
2. NONSENSE, BALDERDASH

   

Examples

• You wouldn't believe the hogwash he was spouting at us.
• Some motorcycle enthusiasts think the whole idea of trying to shush biker noise is hogwash. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2022
• Through it all, Collins has remained focused on combating both the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the anti-science hogwash at the same time. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
• There is undoubtedly deceit and hogwash on both sides. - The Sun (2016)
• The regeneration of a deprived area can be reality and not just political hogwash. - Times, Sunday Times (2015)

   

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