malarkey

ma·lar·key also ma·lar·ky  (m-lärk)

n. Slang

Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" (New Republic).

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malarkey, malarky [məˈlɑːkɪ]

n

Slang nonsense; rubbish

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

malarkey - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" idle words, jazz, malarky, nothingness, wind talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

Translations

malarkey

n (inf) (= messing about) → Blödelei f (inf); (= nonsense) → Hokuspokus m (sl); (= goings-on) → Gedöns nt (inf)