bilgewater

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /ˈbɪldʒwɔtɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"bIldZwOt@`/

Noun [edit]

bilgewater (uncountable)

(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

Synonyms [edit]

(nonsense): tosh; gibberish; gobbledegook

Translations [edit]

nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship

Dutch: ruimwater (nl) n

Finnish: pilssivesi (fi)

slang: nonsense

Dutch: onzin (nl) c, flauwe kul (nl) c

Finnish: höpöpuhe (fi)

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