flapdoodle

[ flap-dood-l ]

/ ˈflæpˌdud l /

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noun Informal.

nonsense; bosh.

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Nearby words

flap, flap amputation, flap door, flap operation, flap valve, flapdoodle, flapdragon, flaperon, flapjack, flapless amputation, flappable

Origin of flapdoodle

First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for flapdoodle

But instead we are getting the flapdoodle campaign, in which more and more ado is made about less and less.
The Flapdoodle Campaign|Megan McArdle|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ye remember how he sashayed round newspaper offices in 'Frisco until he could write a flapdoodle story himself?
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte
For the benefit of the sportsman and gun crank who want plain facts and no flapdoodle, the following statistics are offered.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
You're the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.
The Three Partners|Bret Harte

Reckoning a man's life by years is the biggest sort of flapdoodle.
How it Feels to be Fifty|Ellis Parker Butler
And there's no flapdoodle about him; and he never cried baby in his life.
The Vehement Flame|Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

British Dictionary definitions for flapdoodle

flapdoodle

/ (ˈflæpˌduːdəl) /

noun

slang foolish talk; nonsense

Word Origin for flapdoodle

C19: of unknown origin

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