flapdoodle

[ flap-dood-l ]

noun

, Informal.

1. nonsense; bosh.

flapdoodle

/ ˈflæpˌduːdəl /

noun

1. slang.
   foolish talk; nonsense

Word History and Origins

Origin of flapdoodle¹

First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of flapdoodle¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But instead we are getting the flapdoodle campaign, in which more and more ado is made about less and less.

From The Daily Beast

You're the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Ye remember how he sashayed round newspaper offices in 'Frisco until he could write a flapdoodle story himself?

From Project Gutenberg

It was the natural expression of two minds that were too great to be verbose or to monkey with social, conversational flapdoodle.

From Project Gutenberg

Reckoning a man's life by years is the biggest sort of flapdoodle.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• craziness
• farce
• folly
• foolishness
• idiocy
• insanity
• silliness
• stupidity