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poppycock

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

Noun

poppycock (usually uncountable, plural poppycocks)

  1. (colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.

Synonyms

  • balderdash; see also Thesaurus:nonsense

Translations

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gobbledygook

English

Alternative forms

  • gobbledegook; gobblygook, garbley gook, gobbly-gook

Etymology

First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.

Mr. Maury Maverick was, incidentally, the grandson of lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick, whose behaviour regarding his cattle inspired the term maverick ("offbeat").

Pronunciation

Noun

gobbledygook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledygooks)

  1. (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  2. (informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:nonsense

Translations

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