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malarkey

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ma⋅lar⋅key

  [muh-lahr-kee]
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–noun Informal.
speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
Also, ma⋅lar⋅ky.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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ma·lar·key also ma·lar·ky   (mə-lär'kē)   
n.   Slang
Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" (New Republic).

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
malark(e)y [məˈlɑrki]

  1. n.
    nonsense; flattery. : Don't give me that malarkey!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

malarkey 
"lies and exaggerations," 1929, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Sounds like someone's name.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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