poppycock

Example Sentences

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The specific line of dialogue that was changed was "It's poppycock."

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2023

But its various figments and narratives had merged, as such poppycock tends to do, with an older and homegrown genre of German extremism.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

"Father saw B Company's commander Capt Alan Hallett in the French hospital and reported the incident - he said it was poppycock and told Pooley the same thing," Mr O'Callaghan said.

From BBC • May 28, 2022

Her arguments are pure poppycock, either totally absurd or completely useless.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2020

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

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood