tommyrot

noun

nonsense; utter foolishness.

Origin:
1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot

Synonyms
bosh, rot, rubbish, balderdash.

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tommyrot (ˈtɒmɪˌrɒt)

—n
	utter nonsense; tomfoolery

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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tommyrot

1884, from tommy in sense of "a simpleton" (1829), dim. of Tom (as in tomfool) + rot.

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