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bal⋅der⋅dash

  [bawl-der-dash]
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–noun
1. senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
2. Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.
Origin:
1590–1600; of obscure orig.
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bal·der·dash   (bôl'dər-dāsh')   
n.  Nonsense.

[Possibly alteration of Medieval Latin balductum, posset.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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