tom·my·rot

(tŏm′ē-rŏt′)

n. Informal

Utter foolishness; nonsense.

[Dialectal tommy, fool (from Tommy, nickname for Thomas) + rot.]

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tommyrot

(ˈtɒmɪˌrɒt)

utter nonsense; tomfoolery

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tom•my•rot

(ˈtɒm iˌrɒt)

n.

nonsense; utter foolishness.

[1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

tommyrot - pretentious or silly talk or writing

baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle

hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

tommyrot

noun

Informal. Something that does not have or make sense:

balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.

Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

Translations

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tommyrot

[ˈtɒmɪrɒt] N → tonterías fpl

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