flapdoodle

[flap-dood-l] / ˈflæpˌdud l /

NOUN

absurdity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

craziness farce folly foolishness idiocy insanity silliness stupidity

STRONG

applesauce illogicality illogicalness improbability inanity incongruity irrationality jazz jive ridiculousness senselessness

WEAK

ludicrousness unreasonableness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

intelligence seriousness wisdom

WEAK

logic reason reasonableness sense

NOUN

guff

Synonyms

STRONG

baloney bull bunk bunkum crap drivel foolishness garbage hogwash hooey poppycock rubbish

Antonyms

STRONG

sense truth

Example Sentences

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Poppycock with an average flapdoodle reading of +10 million fiddle faddles.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Yet content of the flapdoodle sort is proliferating on TikTok.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2022

This sort of flapdoodle is old hat by now.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2019

Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2019

"That's the sort of flapdoodle for the dear old public."

From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir