malarkey
or ma·lar·ky
[ muh-lahr-kee ]
nounInformal.
speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
Origin of malarkey
1An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for malarkey
malarkey
malarky
/ (məˈlɑːkɪ) /
noun
slang nonsense; rubbish
Origin of malarkey
1C20: of unknown origin
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