A traditional nickname for Roger, or a rustic, unsophisticated person; also used in 'hodgepodge' meaning a confused mixture.
Medieval nickname for Roger, following the pattern of rhyming nicknames common in Middle English (like Bob for Robert). The 'rustic' meaning developed from the stereotype of rural Roberts/Rogers being simple country folk.
Hodge represents the fascinating medieval practice of creating rhyming nicknames that often outlasted the formal names they derived from - many people today use 'hodgepodge' without knowing it contains an ancient nickname for Roger. These fossilized nicknames in our language are like linguistic time capsules.
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