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balderdash

[bawl-der-dash] / ˈbɔl dərˌdæʃ /


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“I am upset on the behalf of young men in America. They cannot listen to this balderdash and this old-timey view of women, which is a caveman view.”

From Washington Times May 12, 2023

Or in his own words - spat out in a Yorkshire growl - "bunkum and balderdash".

From BBC Feb. 24, 2023

But despite “I Want You Back’s” heaping helping of the usual rom-com balderdash, both Slate and Day provide enough underdog charisma to make us root for their characters, if not their wrongheaded quests.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2022

For Mr. Merrill of Harrison Street, the romanticization of remote work is balderdash.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2021

He made the inside of poor Billy’s skull echo with balderdash.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

A freezing vintner; a vintner who balderdashes his wine.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis




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