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malarkey

or ma·lar·ky

[ muh-lahr-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum:
The claims were just a lot of malarkey.

malarkey

/ məˈlɑːkɪ /

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain

C20: of unknown origin

However, my all-time favorite piece of medical malarkey is from a movie.

Hell, the man singlehandedly brought the word “malarkey” out of exile.

I've been through one renovation too many know that this two-year time frame for completion is pie-in-the-sky malarkey.

Biden called him “incredible” and he was—and called him on his “malarkey” without sounding shrill or over the top.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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