Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

hodge

noun

/hɒdʒ/

Definition

A confused mixture or jumble of things.

Examples

After cleaning the garage, we were left with a whole hodge of outdated tools and broken furniture.
The festival featured a hodge of food stalls offering different cuisines from around the world.
His ideas for the project were a hodge that didn’t seem to fit together well.

Meaning

The term ‘hodge’ often refers to a disordered collection or a hodgepodge of items, suggesting a lack of organization or coherence. It can also refer to a term for a simple fellow or a rustic person.