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poppycock
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff , stuff and nonsense , hooey ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1865, American English, probably from Dutch dialect pappekak , from Middle Dutch pappe "soft food" (see pap ) + kak "dung," from Latin cacare "to excrete" (see caca ).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Much of what he said was pure poppycock . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Compassionate capitalists know that all this talk of love is humbug and poppycock when people are hungry, homeless, and unhappy. ▪ This seems to me to be ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Poppycock is a brand of candied popcorn . Though it is marketed in a variety of combinations, the original mixture consists of clusters of popcorn, almonds , and pecans covered in a candy glaze. Other specialty combinations include mixtures with emphasis ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context colloquial English) foolish talk; nonsense.
Usage examples of poppycock.
Everything they do is with mind-magic, and they think yours is poppycock and fakery.
Chit-chat with phonies and floozies about the first Cologne football club, about the speed limit in towns and villages, about the end of the world on the fourth of next month, about poppycock and the negotiations over Berlin.
Her hands flew like nightbirds illustrating her points, which were, as far as Colin could tell, excellently dramatized illogical poppycock.