balderdash

[ bawl-der-dash ]

/ ˈbɔl dərˌdæʃ /

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noun

senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.

Words nearby balderdash

bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldachin, baldad, balder, balderdash, baldhead, baldheaded, baldie, balding, baldmoney

Origin of balderdash

First recorded in 1590–1600; of obscure origin

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Examples from the Web for balderdash

You will now hear what we call in the profession 'balderdash.'
The Marriage Contract|Honore de Balzac
He's got on his admiral's uniform, and now he's passing his own fleet that Balderdash brought with him.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby
Police and all that; names an' addresses and all that balderdash.
Tales of Chinatown|Sax Rohmer
"light airs of wind from the east" means a member for Galway and some balderdash about the Greeks.
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General|Charles Lever

I need n't read all this balderdash, mother; I 'll go on to business matters.
Tony Butler|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for balderdash

balderdash

/ (ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ) /

noun

stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish

Word Origin for balderdash

C16: of unknown origin

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