Hogwash is a strong, informal way to say “that is nonsense” or “that is not true.” If someone tells a story that sounds fake, you can say “That’s hogwash.” It is not a school-essay word and not a polite word for a speech; it belongs in talk, in punchy writing, in arguments.

HogwashHogwash is a strong, informal way to say "that is nonsense" or "that is not true."是一種很直接、口語的說法，意思是「這是胡說」或「這不是真的」。If someone tells a story that sounds fake如果有人講的故事聽起來很假，you can say "That's hogwash."你可以說「That's hogwash.」（這根本是鬼扯）。It is not a school-essay word and not a polite word for a speech它不是寫學校作文會用的字，也不是演講時的客氣說法；it belongs in talk, in punchy writing, in arguments它屬於口語、有力的文字，還有吵架的場合。

The feeling is “this is rubbish” — empty or untrue talk. Long ago the same word meant the dirty leftover food and water that people gave to pigs; that farm meaning has almost died, and almost everyone who says hogwash now means stupid or untrue talk.

The feeling is "this is rubbish"那種語感就是「這根本是垃圾話」 — empty or untrue talk空洞或不實在的話。Long ago the same word meant the dirty leftover food and water that people gave to pigs很久以前，這個字指的是餵豬的髒剩菜剩水，that farm meaning has almost died那個農場的意思現在幾乎沒人用了，and almost everyone who says hogwash now means stupid or untrue talk現在大家說hogwash幾乎都是指愚蠢或不實在的話。

It sounds a little old-fashioned and colourful, not like this year’s teen slang, but people still use it when they want to push a claim away with one word.

It sounds a little old-fashioned and colourful這個字聽起來有點老派、也很生動，not like this year's teen slang不像今年流行的青少年用語，but people still use it但大家還是會用它 when they want to push a claim away with one word想用一個字就把某個說法打回去的時候。