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balderdash

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bal·der·dash  (bôldr-dsh)
n.
Nonsense.
[Possibly alteration of Medieval Latin balductum, posset.]
balderdash [ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ]
n
stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish
[of unknown origin]
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Noun1.balderdash - trivial nonsense
fiddle-faddle, piffle
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
balderdash
noun nonsense, balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), rubbish, shit (taboo slang), rot, crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), waffle, pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), gibberish, guff (slang), moonshine, claptrap (informal), hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), kak (S. African taboo slang), tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) What a load of balderdash!
Translations
balderdash [ˈbɔːldədæʃ] N → tonterías fpl
balderdash [ˈbɔːldərdæʃ] n (= rubbish) → balivernes fpl
balderdash
n (dated Brit inf) → Kokolores m (dated inf)
balderdash [ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ] n (old) → sciocchezze fpl, stupidaggini fpl
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Such unscientific balderdash," added the doctor, flushing suddenly purple, "would have estranged Damon and Pythias.
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Erskine's next drama may be about liberty, but its Patriot Martyrs will have something better to do than spout balderdash against figure-head kings who in all their lives never secretly plotted as much dastardly meanness, greed, cruelty, and tyranny as is openly voted for in London by every half-yearly meeting of dividend-consuming vermin whose miserable wage-slaves drudge sixteen hours out of the twenty-four.
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