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Nonsensical talk or writing
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codswallop
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I think that's a right load of old codswallop , and Tom agrees with me.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context UK slang English) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Category:Interjections
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
said to be from 19c. (but first attested 1963), perhaps from wallop, British slang for "beer," and cod in one of its various senses, perhaps "testicles."
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol , rubbish , tripe , trumpery , trash , wish-wash , applesauce ]
Usage examples of codswallop.
Off he goes, filling our ears with endless, colicky speeches about the honor of the Ninth and all that Miles Gloriosus codswallop, when the truth is that he just fancies a sliver of stuffed pike now and again.