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flapdoodle

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

noun

Informal.
  1. nonsense; bosh.


flapdoodle British  
/ ˈflæpˌduːdəl /

noun

  1. slang foolish talk; nonsense

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Etymology

Origin of flapdoodle

First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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In other words, Rakoff isn’t a judge you should try snowing with technological flapdoodle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.

From Washington Post • May 1, 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

She blurs these borders in order to simultaneously honor and disparage art’s greatest article of faith-based flapdoodle: authenticity.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2012

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

From Remarks by Nye, Bill