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• n  a motley assortment of things
• n  a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

• It's a hodgepodge of designs.
• Wasn't your article a bit of a hodgepodge of this that without getting to the point? Was the article on Oxnam or the World Council? Was it critical, raising questions which the .
• The result is a hodgepodge of conflicting rules and loopholes big enough to drive a milk truck through.

• odds and ends
• oddments
• melange
• farrago
• ragbag
• mishmash
• mingle-mangle
• hotchpotch
• gallimaufry
• omnium-gatherum
• patchwork
• jumble

News & Articles

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• Approval sought for Kakaako garage above height limit
  A plan to create an eclectic retail complex by renovating a hodgepodge of old buildings on a block in Kakaako is expected to come into sharper focus during a public presentation and hearing before a state agency next week.
  June 23, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• Editorial: Florida lawmakers should fix shortcomings in bill-making process
  When bills are attached to other bills — often late in the session and without proper vetting — the product may be a hodgepodge of issues that complicate the voting process for individual members.
  June 23, 2013 - Indian River Press Journal

Quotes

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• Charles Schumer in Guardian Unlimited
  Sen. Charles Schumer, DN.Y., said the president's package "leaves consumers in the dark and continues the hodgepodge of federal oversight."
• Jay Rockefeller in Conde Nast Portfolio
  Anyone who's looked at a cell phone bill knows it's a hodgepodge of fees and surcharges that supposedly cover regulatory or administrative costs,said Rockefeller. "The reality is, often these are nothing more than operating costs that the...
• Mitch Daniels in Chicago Tribune
  There'd be a lot of questions that would have to be answered about that,Daniels said. "Do you really want a hodgepodge of different systems in different counties?"