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Poppycock

//ˈpɒpikɒk// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    foolish talk; nonsense. colloquial, uncountable, usually

    "That rumor is nothing but sheer poppycock."

  2. 2
    senseless talk wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

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