stuff and nonsense

Idioms  

1. Utter foolishness or absurdity, as in Stuff and nonsense, of course I can pack a suitcase. Often used as an interjection, this idiom employs stuff in the sense of “rubbish.” It was first recorded in 1749.

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Example Sentences

Hewing to genre conventions, Iris frees herself from Josh’s control and fights back, forcing him to whip up a plan B involving a fine-spun alibi made of stuff and nonsense.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Peter who has dementia had been at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff when he was diagnosed with Covid-19, a virus he had dismissed as "stuff and nonsense".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2020

As for Princess Margaret, she never quite understood the stuff and nonsense to which she found herself drawn.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2017

True art is when the human psyche's lust for stuff and nonsense is baldly and boldly revealed so that we all weep with shame at just how pathetically self-indulgent we have become.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2014

“Go along, do, with your stuff and nonsense, William,” exclaimed Mary sharply.

From The Story of Antony Grace by Fenn, George Manville

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