1. confused mixtures of different things; jumbled collections

Examples

• The garage sales were hodgepodges of old furniture and random household items.
• Her essays were hodgepodges of unrelated ideas that didn’t flow together well.
• The restaurant’s menu was a hodgepodge of cuisines from around the world.
• The city’s architecture represents hodgepodges of different historical periods.
• Their music collection was a hodgepodge of jazz, rock, and classical recordings.
• The committee’s recommendations were hodgepodges of conflicting proposals.