tommyrot

tom·my·rot

T0258500 (tŏm′ē-rŏt′)n. Informal Utter foolishness; nonsense.

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[Dialectal tommy, fool (from Tommy, nickname for Thomas) + rot.]

tommyrot

(ˈtɒmɪˌrɒt) nutter nonsense; tomfoolery

tom•my•rot

(ˈtɒm iˌrɒt)

n. nonsense; utter foolishness. [1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot]

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tommyrot - pretentious or silly talk or writingbaloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddlehokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaningjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

tommyrot

nounInformal. Something that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

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