balderdash

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.[1]

[edit] Noun

balderdash (uncountable)

  1. senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

nonsense

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
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