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bal⋅der⋅dash
[bawl-der-dash] 
–noun
| 1. | senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense. |
| 2. | Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors. |
Origin:
1590–1600; of obscure orig.
1590–1600; of obscure orig.
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| bal·der·dash (bôl'dər-dāsh') n. Nonsense. [Possibly alteration of Medieval Latin balductum, posset.] |
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Balderdash
Bal"der*dash\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.]1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. --Taylor (Drink and Welcome). 2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.Balderdash
Bal"der*dash\, v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. --Smollett.
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balderdash
1596, of unknown origin; originally a jumbled mix of liquors (milk and beer, beer and wine, etc.), transferred 1674 to "senseless jumble of words." First element perhaps cognate with Dan. balder "noise, clatter" (cf. boulder).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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