poppycock
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of poppycock
1840–50, perhaps < Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe- pap 1 + kak excrement
Example Sentences
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But its various figments and narratives had merged, as such poppycock tends to do, with an older and homegrown genre of German extremism.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022
I don my tricorn hat and declare this "poppycock."
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2022
Her arguments are pure poppycock, either totally absurd or completely useless.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2020
Another of Mr Corbyn's allies at Westminster, shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott, told the BBC rumours she could replace Mr Benn as shadow foreign secretary were "poppycock and piffle".
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2016
To put it bluntly: OOS, OOM is poppycock, balderdash, rubbish, and nonsense.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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