poppycock

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1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch pappekak, from pap (“mush”) + kak (“shit”).

[edit] Noun

poppycock (uncountable)

(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.

[edit] Synonyms

balderdash; see also Wikisaurus:nonsense

[edit] Translations

nonsense

Afrikaans: pappekak (af), nonsens (af), onsin (af), snert (af), twak (af), stront (af)
Dutch: onzin (nl), nonsens (nl)

German: Quatsch (de) m., Dünnschiß (de) m.
Polish: bzdury (pl) f. pl.

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