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balderdash

[bawl-der-dash] / ˈbɔl dərˌdæʃ /


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Rasmussen’s promotion of its vaccine-related balderdash is replete with weasel words, as if the firm is opting for plausible deniability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

“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

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

What is melting away is the patience of climate scientists and other experts when confronted with action-delaying balderdash.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021

To put it bluntly: OOS, OOM is poppycock, balderdash, rubbish, and nonsense.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

A freezing vintner; a vintner who balderdashes his wine.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose


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