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malarkey
[
m
uh
-
lahr
-kee
]
Origin
ma·lar·key
/
məˈlɑr
ki
/
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[
m
uh
-
lahr
-kee
]
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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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
malarkey
or
malarky
(məˈlɑːkɪ)
—
n
slang
nonsense; rubbish
[C20: of unknown origin]
malarky
or
malarky
—
n
[C20: of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
malarkey
also malarky, "lies and exaggerations," 1929, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Sounds like someone's name.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
malark(e)y definition
[məˈlɑrki]
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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