poppycock
nonsense; bosh.
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- pop·py·cock·ish, adjective
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How to use poppycock in a sentence
It happened on the same day Jack Phelan, a coach Gallagher adored, died suddenly at 66 after a lifetime that included being the man who ushered Hartford into Division I in 1981, back when many saw that idea as poppycock.
How a Hartford hug between coach and player showed joy, pain, relief, struggle and Madness | Chuck Culpepper | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostThere's too much of the poppycock—too many of those long-haired, long-winded donkeys playing the miniature creator for my taste.
The Scarecrow and Other Stories | G. Ranger WormserThe Waif was no poppycock yacht, built to dodge about the Solent and run for Cowes if the wind blew a capful.
The White Waterfall | James Francis Dwyer"I knew he'd talked a lot of poppycock about a man who was still living having been shot to death," Whitburn retorted.
The Edge of the Knife | Henry Beam PiperBilly Stark, coming in at the door, thought that sounded like poppycock, but Electra knew it was the wisdom of the chosen.
Rose MacLeod | Alice Brown
Has he really got these ideas—the ambitious poppycock that you talked about?
The Exiles of Faloo | Barry Pain
British Dictionary definitions for poppycock
/ (ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk) /
informal senseless chatter; nonsense
Origin of poppycock
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