balderdash
Senseless talk or writingSenseless talk or writing; nonsense.
» This is utterly balderdash.
Это полнейший вздор. — RusVictoric1993
thunderbreak · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(uncountable)Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Gefasel
чепуха́čepuxá, бессмы́слицаbessmýslica, вздорvzdor
trivial nonsense
(archaic, uncountable)A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
(obsolete, uncountable)Obscene language or writing.
Examples
2 sentencesThis is utterly balderdash.
ruЭто полнейший вздор. — RusVictoric1993
Balderdash and piffle!
ruЧепуха на постном масле! — Ooneykcall
deQuatsch mit Soße! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other sUnknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.
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Synonyms
114 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.