balderdash

[ bawl-der-dash ]

noun

1. senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
2. Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors.

balderdash

/ ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ /

noun

1. stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish

Word History and Origins

Origin of balderdash¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of balderdash¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But all this is ugly balderdash, which expresses not a single character nor feature.

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Just as an able-minded man will sit down for hours and fiddle over the puzzle column in a Sunday balderdash.

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It is scarcely to be wondered at that such balderdash disgusted and even enraged Beethoven.

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The man who formulated the materialist conception of history could not by any possibility utter such balderdash.

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"Don't be taken in by such balderdash, Madame," said the exasperated doctor.

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