balderdash
pronunciation
How to pronounce balderdash in British English:
UK [ˈbɔ:ldədæʃ]
How to pronounce balderdash in American English:
US [ˈbɔldərdæʃ]
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- Noun:
- trivial nonsense
Word Origin
- balderdash (n.)
- 1590s, of unknown origin; originally a jumbled mix of liquors (milk and beer, beer and wine, etc.), transferred 1670s to "senseless jumble of words." From dash; first element perhaps cognate with Danish balder "noise, clatter" (see boulder).
Example
- 1. First edition of poetry collection , described as " balderdash " by contemporary reviewer , missing since 1999 .
- 2. I guess it 's his right to feed the staff balderdash and , while I don 't like it , I can tolerate it .
- 3. The so-called idiot balderdash , as I will now let the general .