poppycock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɒpikɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).
Meanings
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(colloquial, uncountable, usually) foolish talk; nonsense.
Don’t talk such poppycock—you know it’s not true.
He dismissed the conspiracy theory as poppycock.
That rumor is nothing but sheer poppycock.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppycocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
bg глупости (nonsense) · nl onzin (nonsense) · es tontería (nonsense) · fi hölynpöly (nonsense) · es sinsentido (nonsense) · af snert (nonsense) · fr baliverne (nonsense) · pl bzdury (nonsense) · pl androny (nonsense) · ru ерунда́ (nonsense) · af twak (nonsense) · af nonsens (nonsense) · tr laga luga (nonsense) · af onsin (nonsense) · de Dünnschiss (nonsense) · nl nonsens (nonsense) · pl banialuki (nonsense) · ru чушь (nonsense) · it stupidaggine (nonsense) · af stront (nonsense) · af pappekak (nonsense) · ru вздор (nonsense) · pl ambaje (nonsense) · ru чепуха́ (nonsense) · de Quatsch (nonsense) · ru туфта́ (nonsense)