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balderdash

[ bawl-der-dash ]

/ ˈbɔl dərˌdæʃ /

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noun

senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.

Origin of balderdash

First recorded in 1590–1600; of obscure origin

Words nearby balderdash

bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldachin, baldad, balder, balderdash, baldhead, baldheaded, baldie, balding, baldmoney

Example sentences from the Web for balderdash

You will now hear what we call in the profession 'balderdash.'

The Marriage Contract |Honore de Balzac
He's got on his admiral's uniform, and now he's passing his own fleet that Balderdash brought with him.

Captain Jinks, Hero |Ernest Crosby
Police and all that; names an' addresses and all that balderdash.

Tales of Chinatown |Sax Rohmer
"light airs of wind from the east" means a member for Galway and some balderdash about the Greeks.

Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General |Charles Lever

I need n't read all this balderdash, mother; I 'll go on to business matters.

Tony Butler |Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for balderdash

balderdash

/ (ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ) /

noun

stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish

Word Origin for balderdash

C16: of unknown origin