Synonyms

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee] Origin

ma·lar·key

[muh-lahr-kee]
noun Informal.
speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
Also, ma·lar·ky.


Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; origin uncertain
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Malarkey is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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malarkey or malarky (məˈlɑːkɪ)
 
n
slang nonsense; rubbish
 
[C20: of unknown origin]
 
malarky or malarky
 
n
 
[C20: of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

malarkey
also malarky, "lies and exaggerations," 1929, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Sounds like someone's name.
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malark(e)y definition

[məˈlɑrki]
  1. n.
    nonsense; flattery. : Don't give me that malarkey!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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