balderdash
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dərˌdæʃ noun
1.
senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
2.
Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.
Origin:
1590–1600; of obscure origin
1590–1600; of obscure origin
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| —n | |
| stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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Balderdash
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
It takes a certain smarts to lift cash from people's wallets by selling balderdash.
They arc welcome to as much poetry as they can wrench from such balderdash.
They're much more useful than the reams of balderdash found in zoning codes.
But there must be thousands who take this balderdash seriously and never ask.
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