codswallop
Senseless talk or writingSenseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
» What a load of absolute codswallop.
Це якась дурновата нісенітниця. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable)Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
1993, J. Neville Turner, The One-Day Game – Cricket or Codswallop?, in 2001, David John Headon, The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing: A 200 Year Collection.
nonsensical talk or writing
Examples
2 sentencesWhat a load of absolute codswallop.
Це якась дурновата нісенітниця. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I've never heard such codswallop in all my life.
Origin
Unknown. Attested from a 1959 episode of the UK TV series Hancock's Half Hour. The writersUnknown. Attested from a 1959 episode of the UK TV series Hancock's Half Hour. The writers (Galton and Simpson) state that the phrase was in general use when the show was broadcast. A national TV appeal in the UK in 2006 failed to find earlier references, though a humorous newspaper column from 1947 does use the fictional name "Sir Aubrey Codswallop". Originally written (1963) codswallop; the spelling cod's wallop is later.
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Synonyms
112 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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