CODSWALLOP

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

(noun) nonsensical talk or writing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

codswallop (uncountable)

(UK, Australia, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.

Synonym: Thesaurus:nonsense

Interjection

codswallop

(UK, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!

Synonym: hogswallop

Source: Wiktionary



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