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Balderdash

Balderdash Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Balderdash? [n] trivial nonsense Synonyms \| Synonyms for Balderdash: fiddle-faddle \| piffle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Balderdash: absurdity \| amphigory \| babble \| babblement \| bibble-babble \| bilge \| blabber \| blather \| bombast \| bombastry \| bosh \| bushwa \| claptrap \| double-talk \| drivel \| drool \| eyewash \| fiddledeedee \| fiddle-faddle \| flummery \| folderol \| fudge \| fustian \| gabble \| galimatias \| gammon \| gibber \| gibberish \| gibble-gabble \| gobbledygook \| highfalutin \| hocus-pocus \| hot air \| humbug \| jabber \| jargon \| malarkey \| mumbo jumbo \| narrishkeit \| niaiserie \| nonsense \| pack of nonsense \| palaver \| prate \| prattle \| rant \| rigamarole \| rigmarole \| rodomontade \| rot \| rubbish \| skimble-skamble \| stuff and nonsense \| stultiloquence \| trash \| trumpery \| twaddle \| twattle \| twiddle-twaddle \| vaporing \| waffling See Also \| hokum \| meaninglessness \| nonsense \| nonsensicality Balderdash In Webster's Dictionary \Bal"derdash\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. --Taylor (Drink and Welcome). 2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash. \Bal"derdash\, v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. --Smollett.

Balderdash Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Balderdash?

[n] trivial nonsense

Synonyms | Synonyms for Balderdash: fiddle-faddle | piffle

See Also | hokum | meaninglessness | nonsense | nonsensicality

Balderdash In Webster's Dictionary

\Bal"der*dash\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan.
balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning
noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a
prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.]
1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.

         Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both
         name and nature, and is called balderdash. --Taylor
                                               (Drink and
                                               Welcome).

2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.


\Bal"der*dash\, v. t.
To mix or adulterate, as liquors.

      The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and
      even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.
                                               --Smollett.

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