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poppycock

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpikɒk/ / /ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

  1. foolish talk; nonsense.

    That rumor is nothing but sheer poppycock.

    He dismissed the conspiracy theory as poppycock.