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hogwash

How many syllables in hogwash?

  2 syllables

Divide hogwash into syllables:   hog-wash
Primary syllable stress:   hog-wash
Secondary syllable stress:   hog-wash
How to say hogwash:

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Synonyms for hogwash


1 syllable
  • bunk
  • trash
2 syllables
  • bunkum
  • garbage
  • hooey
  • nonsense
  • twaddle
  • claptrap
  • hokum
  • humbug
  • rubbish
3 syllables
  • baloney
  • malarkey
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What rhymes with hogwash

2 syllables
  • awash
  • brainwash
  • car wash
  • eyewash
  • outwash
  • Siwash
  • whitewash
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