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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

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

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2021

It’s no secret that the pandemic has been a rich breeding ground for infectious balderdash of every description.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2021

The boy might have been only twelve, but he knew already that opportunity = balderdash.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

A freezing vintner; a vintner who balderdashes his wine.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis




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