codswallop

cods·wal·lop (k

n. Chiefly British Slang

Nonsense; rubbish.

[Origin unknown.]

codswallop [ˈkɒdzˌwɒləp]

Brit slang nonsense

[of unknown origin]

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Noun

codswallop - nonsensical talk or writing

folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, rubbish, applesauce, tripe, trash

drivel, garbage - a worthless message

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

Translations

codswallop [ˈkɒdzwɒləp] N (Brit) → chorradas fpl

codswallop [ˈkɒdzwɒləp] n (British) (= nonsense) → bobards mpl
co-ed [ˈkəʊɛd]

adj abbr = co-educational

n abbr (US) (= female student) → étudiante (d'une université mixte)
co-educational coeducational [ˌkəʊɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən^əl] adj [school, college, university] → mixte

codswallop

n (Brit inf) → Stuss m (dated inf)

codswallop [ˈkɒdzˌwɒləp] n (Brit) (fam) → stupidaggini fpl, sciocchezze fpl

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applesauce
argot
balls
cant
drivel
folderol
garbage
jargon
lingo
patois
piffle
rot
rubbish
slang
trash
tripe
trumpery
vernacular
wind

I would suggest that the council stops all this codswallop and admit they don't intend to do anything.

We've heard it before; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England)

I could sense from the reply I received from Jay Dyson that it was a lot of codswallop and that he had no arguments.

A nuisance! by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

READING the article on Poundland opening in Cardiff (Echo, March 27), what a load of codswallop from David Hughs-Lewis that it doesn't do Cardiff any good.

Poundland creating jobs, whatever detractors say; VIEWPOINTS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

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