codswallop
pronunciation
How to pronounce codswallop in British English:
UK [ˈkɒdzwɒləp]
How to pronounce codswallop in American English:
US [ˈkɑdzwɑləp]
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- Noun:
- nonsensical talk or writing
Word Origin
- codswallop (n.)
- said to be from 19c. (but first attested 1963), perhaps from wallop, British slang for "beer," and cod in one of its various senses, perhaps "testicles."
Example
- 1. Although mr johnson was told in 2006 that his own phone might have been hacked by the news of the world , in the past he did not use his authority to urge a broader probe ; last year he dismissed allegations of widespread hacking as " codswallop " .
- 2. Of course , a load of dimwitted yelling and general codswallop may also emerge , but let 's face it , the same thing happens with any given stack of books in the library , only in more formal , less convenient packaging .