/ ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ; NAmE ˈhɑːtʃpɑːtʃ/ ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually hodge·podge / ˈhɒdʒpɒdʒ; NAmE ˈhɑːdʒpɑːdʒ/) noun
[ sing. ] ( informal ) a number of things mixed together without any particular order or reason
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : variant of hotchpot from Anglo-Norman French and Old French hochepot , from hocher to shake (probably of Low German origin) + pot pot.