flapdoodle

[ flap-dood-l ]

/ ˈflæpˌdud l /

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noun Informal.

nonsense; bosh.

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Origin of flapdoodle

First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain

Words nearby flapdoodle

Flanner, Flannery, flanning, flanny, flap, flapdoodle, flap door, flapdragon, flaperon, flapjack, flappable

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How to use flapdoodle in a sentence

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
You're the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.
The Three Partners|Bret Harte
Ye know that boy, gentlemen; ye know how he uster lie round his father's store, reading flapdoodle stories and sich!
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte
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

It was the natural expression of two minds that were too great to be verbose or to monkey with social, conversational flapdoodle.
Remarks|Bill Nye
Reckoning a man's life by years is the biggest sort of flapdoodle.
How it Feels to be Fifty|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for flapdoodle

flapdoodle

/ (ˈflæpˌduːdəl) /

noun

slang foolish talk; nonsense

Word Origin for flapdoodle

C19: of unknown origin

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