poppycock

[ pop-ee-kok ]

noun

1. nonsense; bosh.

   Synonyms: rubbish, hogwash, bunk, balderdash

poppycock

/ ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk /

noun

1. informal.
   senseless chatter; nonsense

Other Words From

• poppy·cockish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppycock¹

1840–50, Americanism; perhaps < Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe- pap ¹ + kak excrement

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppycock¹

C19: from Dutch dialect pappekak, literally: soft excrement, from pap soft + kak dung; see pap ¹

Example Sentences

The power of Trump has stemmed from his shrewd salesmanship and hustler like abilities to alter the social realities for tens of millions of Americans — even though the majority of people in the US know that there is not a grain of truth to any of the lies or poppycock that he and his cronies are forever spreading throughout the body politic.

From Salon

Korsh said the British royal family did not want her character, Rachel, to say the word “poppycock.”

From Los Angeles Times

The rest is nothing more than a verbal food salad of incoherence and your run-of-the-mill and routine double-speak poppycock from the graphic comic book anti-hero the Joker come to life in the Orange villain come to life in the struggle to destroy American democracy,

From Salon

Meghan Markle was forbidden by the royal family to say "poppycock" in an episode of the legal drama "Suits," the show's creator Aaron Korsh shared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

From Salon

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

From Salon

Related Words

• nonsense