poppycock

[ pop-ee-kok ]
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noun
  1. nonsense; bosh.

Origin of poppycock

1
1840–50, Americanism; perhaps <Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe-pap1 + kak excrement

Other words for poppycock

Other words from poppycock

  • pop·py·cock·ish, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for poppycock

poppycock

/ (ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk) /


noun
  1. informal senseless chatter; nonsense

Origin of poppycock

1
C19: from Dutch dialect pappekak, literally: soft excrement, from pap soft + kak dung; see pap 1

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