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poppycock

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noun

nonsense; bosh.

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Origin of poppycock

1840–50, Americanism; perhaps < Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe- pap1 + kak excrement
Related formspop·py·cock·ish, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for poppycock

poppycock

noun

informal senseless chatter; nonsense

Word Origin for poppycock

C19: from Dutch dialect pappekak, literally: soft excrement, from pap soft + kak dung; see pap 1
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Word Origin and History for poppycock

poppycock

n.

1865, American English, probably from Dutch dialect pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe "soft food" (see pap) + kak "dung," from Latin cacare "to excrete" (see caca).

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