flapdoodle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flapdoodle
First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain
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Poppycock with an average flapdoodle reading of +10 million fiddle faddles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Yet content of the flapdoodle sort is proliferating on TikTok.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2022
This should have been a red flag for Hook, because Wright is known for his impatience with legal flapdoodle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2019
And there's no flapdoodle about him; and he never cried baby in his life.
From The Vehement Flame by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
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