Phrase guide

Heinz 57

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪnz ˌfɪftiˈsɛvn̩/
  • General-American: /ˈhaɪnz ˌfɪftiˈsɛvən/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛvən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, also, attributive, countable, humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpotch, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, odds and ends, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.

An animal (chiefly a dog) of mixed breed or uncertain origin; a mongrel, a mutt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, also, attributive, countable, humorous, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpotch, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, odds and ends, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler, pavement special

Antonyms: purebred, purebreed

3

noun

Meaning 3

A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.

A person of mixed ethnic or racial ancestry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, also, attributive, countable, derogatory, humorous, informal, sometimes, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpotch, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, odds and ends, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A variety of draw poker in which the five and seven playing cards are wild cards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, also, attributive, humorous, informal, uncountable

Topics: card-games, poker

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the “57 Varieties” slogan introduced by the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 1896 to advertise the fact that it produced numerous food products. Heinz is derived from the surname of the American entrepreneur Henry John Heinz (1844–1919) who founded the company (borrowed from German Heinz), while 57 was apparently an arbitrary number chosen by Heinz because 5 was his lucky number and 7 his wife’s lucky number; at the time, the company was already selling more than 60 products.