Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

balderdash

 [bawl-der-dash]   Example Sentences Origin

bal·der·dash

   [bawl-der-dash]
noun
1.
senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
2.
Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.
Balderdash www.getaspecialdeal.com/Balderdash You are looking for Balderdash? Balderdash offers!
Ad
Origin:
1590–1600; of obscure origin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To balderdash

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Balderdash is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Example Sentences
  • But it is scarcely adequate compensation for the romantic balderdash that has gone before.
  • It hardly needs saying that this is complete balderdash.
Collins
World English Dictionary
balderdash (ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ)
 
—n
stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish
 
[C16: 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
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

balderdash
1590s, of unknown origin; originally a jumbled mix of liquors (milk and beer, beer and wine, etc.), transferred 1670s to "senseless jumble of words." From dash; first element perhaps cognate with Dan. balder "noise, clatter" (cf. boulder).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT