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malarkey

or ma·lar·ky

[ muh-lahr-kee ]
/ məˈlɑr ki /
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noun Informal.

speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.

RELATED WORDS

hogwash, bombast, silliness, babble, giddiness, bunk, baloney, foolishness, balderdash, drivel, poppycock, rubbish, bull, prattle, gibberish, trash, absurdity, jive

Nearby words

malaria, malariae malaria, malarial, malarial crescent, malariology, malarkey, malassezia, malassimilation, malate, malate dehydrogenase, malatesta

Origin of malarkey

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for malarky

malarkey

malarky

/ (məˈlɑːkɪ) /

noun

slang nonsense; rubbish

Word Origin for malarkey

C20: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for malarky

malarkey

n.

also malarky, "lies and exaggerations," 1924, American English, of unknown origin. It also is a surname.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper