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poppycock

[pop-ee-kok] Origin

pop·py·cock

[pop-ee-kok]
noun
nonsense; bosh.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; perhaps < Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe- pap1 + kak excrement

pop·py·cock·ish, adjective


balderdash, bunk, hogwash, rubbish.

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Poppycock is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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poppycock (ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk)
 
n
informal senseless chatter; nonsense
 
[C19: from Dutch dialect pappekak, literally: soft excrement, from pap soft + kak dung; see pap1]

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Word Origin & History

poppycock
1865, probably from Du. dialect pappekak, from M.Du. pappe "soft dung" (see pap) + kak "dung," from L. cacare "to excrete."
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poppycock definition


  1. n.
    nonsense. (From Dutch.) : That's nothing but poppycock.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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