A far-fetched, botched, or confused story.

Appearance without substance; something unsubstantial or unreal; (now) esp. foolish or fanciful talk, ideas, plans, etc. Originally †moonshine in the…

‘Something of less value than it seems’; hence, ‘something of no value; trifles’ (Johnson)… Applied to abstract things, as beliefs, practices…

Nonsense, rubbish. Now Caribbean and North American.

Worthless notions, talk, or writing; nonsense; ‘rubbish’, ‘stuff’.

figurative. Spoken or written trash, rubbish, ‘rot’.

collective. Nonsense, rubbish; humbug, deception.

figurative. = matter, n.1, stuff, n.1, in various uses. Discourse, doctrine, talk; also in depreciatory sense, ‘stuff’, nonsense. ? Obsolete exc. ar…

Worthless or absurd ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense.

Trifling talk or action; in plural trivial matters, trifling occupations or objects of attention.

What is worthless; rubbish. (Originally a contextual use of sense 7, with disparaging epithet or… Worthless ideas, discourse, or writing; nonsense…

Nonsense.

figurative. A farrago of words; trash, balderdash.

slang. In plural: the testicles; (figurative) nonsense (cf. ball, n.1 12a).

That which is not sense; absurd or meaningless words or ideas.

Confused or worthless discourse. Also, writing of this nature.

figurative. A hotchpotch, a jumble, a mess. Also: something (esp. an idea, opinion, etc.) without structure or substantial content; something dull or…

Unprofitable or fruitless enquiry; vain discourse.

= fiddle-faddle, n. 1.

(a) a sauce made from cooked apples; (b) North American slang (frequently as one word) nonsense; insincere flattery; lies.

transferred. A senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written.

figurative. Mere flattery or empty compliment; nonsense, humbug, empty trifling.

Humbug, nonsense. Obsolete. rare.

all my eye: = stuff and nonsense at stuff, n.1 8b (now somewhat archaic); (also in same sense) †all in the eye (obsolete). Also with fanciful…

diddle-daddle n. ‘stuff and nonsense’, ‘fiddle-faddle’: cf. tittle-tattle, n. adj. diddle-dee n. a name for the shrub Empetrum rubrum in the…

In slang phrase (all) my eye (and) Betty Martin: ‘all my eye’ (see eye, n.1 phrases 4n(a)).

Senseless, silly, or trifling talk or writing; empty verbosity; dull and trashy statement or discourse; empty commonplace; prosy nonsense.

figurative (cf. ‘flummery.’)

Contemptible nonsense, ‘stuff’, bosh.

Mere twaddle or foolish chatter. Also attributive.

The action of, or facility for, using insincere or flattering talk. Obsolete. rare.

Nonsense, fitted only to terrify children. Also attributive.

Twaddle; loose or trifling talk or writing.

Impertinent talk. Also: an impertinent or gossiping person.

Apparently a rustic or jocular synonym for ‘tripe’.

Twaddle, balderdash.

(A mixture of bladder and balderdash.)

Nonsensical talk; overblown or empty rhetoric; claptrap.

Nonsense, absurdity.

In plural. slang (originally and chiefly British). Nonsense, an absurd statement; something ridiculous, or of no account. Frequently as int.…

slang. Ridiculous or nonsensical talk or ideas; nonsense, rubbish. Also: pointless or fatuous activity. Also as int. Cf. tommyrot, n.

Rubbish; nonsense.

Contemptible nonsense, ‘stuff’; trash; foolish talk or opinions.

slang. Nonsense, humbug; also, something trivial or ridiculous.

Nonsense, rubbish, humbug. Also as int.

Humbug, nonsense; showmanship.

fribble-like adj.; fribble-frabble n. nonsense.

British slang. Foolish or meaningless talk; nonsense; rubbish. Cf. bosh, n.3 Obsolete. rare.

colloquial. Nonsense; rubbish. Also used interjectionally.

Chiefly Irish English. As a mass noun: joking, kidding; playful deception; untruthful or absurd talk or ideas, nonsense.

Usually spelt coll(e)y-west. n. Nonsense.

colloquial. Something worthless; foolish or meaningless talk; nonsense, rubbish.

Rubbishy discourse or literature. Also gen., nonsense, drivel; sentimental rubbish. Also as int.

Caribbean. Nonsense, rubbish. Often in to talk stupidness.

= bilge, n. 1c. slang.

Nonsense; ‘bosh’; humbug. Also as int.

Nonsense, rubbish, balderdash. Also as int.

U.S. colloquial. Nonsense; rubbish; things of little value. Now rare.

Foolish or empty talk; nonsense, drivel. Also used as an exclamation or retort to express disbelief or disagreement.

= flapdoodle, n. 2.

Meaningless or misleading talk; unnecessary fuss or commotion; hype. Also: nonsense, stuff (chiefly in all that (also this) razzmatazz). Also in to gi…

plural (frequently as a mass noun). figurative and in extended use. See also phrases 5 and balls, n. Nonsense, rubbish.

Nonsense, poppycock.

In Jewish usage: foolishness, nonsense; a trifle.

Bosh, trash; nonsense, rubbish, twaddle; in Cricket, see quot. 1898.

Nonsense, ‘twaddle’.

transferred and figurative (in various applications). Now applied esp. to artistic work, opinions, conversation, or the like: worthless stuff…

Trivial, insincere, or untruthful talk or writing; nonsense; lies.

Humbug, nonsense.

Originally and chiefly U.S. Worthless or absurd ideas, talk, writing, etc.; nonsense. Cf. rubbish, n. 3a.

Nonsense, rubbish. Frequently used as an exclamation to express dismissal of a statement.

Nonsense, ‘rubbish’, ‘rot’. slang.

bullshit.

U.S. Nonsense, rubbish. Cf. eyewash, n. 2b.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.). Unnecessary, misleading, or excessive talk; nonsense, rubbish.

Nonsense, rubbish, ‘twaddle’. Cf. senses 11a figurative and 15a figurative, and hogwash, n. 3.

Rubbish, nonsense; = bull, n.4 3.

Humbug, pretence.

Speech, action, properties, etc., on the stage, designed to make a sentimental or melodramatic appeal to an audience. Also transferred. Hence gen.…

figurative. In plural. Nonsense, rubbish. Also (with singular agreement): a mess, a muddle, confusion. Cf. ball, n.1 12b(a).

= bullshit, n.

Rubbish, nonsense. Also attributive.

North American slang. Nonsense, foolishness; a stupid or contemptible statement or idea.

Nonsense, rubbish, foolish talk. Also as int. Cf. bosh, n.3

Humbug, bunkum, nonsense; a palaver, racket. (Usually of an event, activity, idea, utterance, etc., seen as trivial, misleading, or not worthy of…

Nonsense, rubbish.

Humbug, nonsense.

Trivial, insincere, or untruthful talk or writing; nonsense, lies.

(a) nonsense (see also quot. 1927); (b) (see quot. 1945).

slang. Nonsense, humbug.

Humbug; nonsense.

nonsense, rubbish, balderdash.

Nonsense, exaggeration; insincerity; fraud, trickery. Also occasionally as int.

slang. Nonsense; worthless stuff.

Nonsense, rubbish. U.S. colloquial (now rare). Cf. earlier gammon and spinach at gammon, n.4 int.phrases 3.

Nonsense, rubbish.

Shit; excrement from the bowels; (figurative) nonsense, rubbish. Also: an act of defecation.

Rubbish, nonsense, lies. Often with modifier, esp. in bull hockey, horse hockey.

Nonsense, humbug; something fraudulent or fake. Also as int.

Originally Criminals' slang. An insidious approach adopted in order to gain a person's confidence; flattery or lies intended to persuade or elicit…

Nonsense, silliness; rubbish.

slang. Untrue or unfounded talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. Frequently (esp. Singapore English) in to talk cock. Cf. poppycock, n.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.). Nonsense, rubbish; insolence, abuse.

In gen. colloquial use, verbose but inconsequential talk or writing; empty verbiage (see also quot. 1937).

(See quots.)

(a) a coarse dust; (b) nonsense, rubbish (slang).

Trivial, insincere, or untruthful talk or writing; nonsense; lies. Cf. crap, n.1 8.

Nonsensical or absurd talk or ideas concerning global issues.

Used to express approval, excitement, or enthusiasm. Also as n., nonsense; ballyhoo.

Nonsense, rubbish.

Nonsense, rubbish.

Nonsense, rubbish. rare.

Trivial, insincere, or untruthful talk or writing; nonsense. Cf. bullshit, n. 1.

colloquial. Nonsense; cheap or worthless material; rubbish, trash. Now somewhat rare.

A worthless or contemptible thing; rubbish, nonsense. Cf. bullshit, n.

Excessive or nauseating sentimentality; mawkishness. Also: nonsense, foolish talk.

figurative. Nonsense, rubbish; insolence.

slang. Rubbish, nonsense; = crap, n.1 8. Now chiefly British.

figurative. Nonsense, rubbish.

A ball; esp. in plural, ‘balls’, testicles; nonsense, rubbish.

nonsense.

Something worthless; nonsense, rubbish.

British slang. Also more fully pony and trap. Rubbish, nonsense; = crap, n.1 8.

(a) = horse-dung, n.; (b) = horse shit n.

Nonsense; rubbish; = bullshit, n. 1, horse shit n.

Nonsense, rubbish, drivel. Often in a load of (old) codswallop.

Nonsense, rubbish; tedious or meaningless talk or ritual.

Rubbish, nonsense. Cf. bullshit, n. 1, horse shit n. at horse, n. compounds 2a, etc.

Nonsense, rubbish, drivel; = codswallop, n.

Rubbish, nonsense.

Rubbish, nonsense, lies. Usually with modifier, esp. in bull pucky, horse pucky.

Pretentious or empty talk; senseless, unproductive activity; nonsense, = twaddle, n. 1a.

colloquial. Nonsense. rare.

As mass noun. Anything regarded as worthless or useless; (sometimes spec., with regard to coherence or validity) nonsense, claptrap, rubbish.

Worthless, empty, or absurd talk, ideas, etc.; rubbish, nonsense. Cf. bullshit, n. 1, shite, n. 2.

Scottish colloquial. Nonsense, rubbish. Also as int.

British slang. Nonsense, rubbish. Frequently in a load of (old) toss. Cf. to toss off 4 at toss, v. phrasal verbs, tosh, n.2, and also sense 6d.

Originally and chiefly British. Nonsense, rubbish.