Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

flapdoodle

American  
[flap-dood-l] / ˈflæpˌdud l /

noun

Informal.
  1. nonsense; bosh.


flapdoodle British  
/ ˈflæpˌduːdəl /

noun

  1. slang foolish talk; nonsense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of flapdoodle

First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Most of what Douthat proposes here is either entirely incomprehensible flapdoodle or warmed-over analysis from 20 years ago.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2017

The catalogue essay, which needs an editor intolerant of art-school flapdoodle, doesn’t help much either, although it does contain some useful quotes from Noguchi, elaborating on his work.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2016

Ye know that boy, gentlemen; ye know how he uster lie round his father's store, reading flapdoodle stories and sich!

From A First Family of Tasajara by Harte, Bret