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codswallop

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cods·wal·lop  (kdzwlp)
n. Chiefly British Slang
Nonsense; rubbish.
[Origin unknown.]
codswallop
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Brit, Austral & NZ slang nonsense [origin unknown]
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Noun1.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"
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If you think it's just scientists getting together to sort out a problem, that's codswallop," he says.
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``The first time I saw `Tristan,' it was a very conservative production, and I thought it was the biggest load of codswallop I'd ever seen,'' he says.
HOCKNEY'S BRUSH WITH WAGNER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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