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Poppycock Moderate

Poppycock has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

senseless talk

"don't give me that stuff"

2

foolish talk; nonsense.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nonsense

Origin

The word poppycock comes from the Dutch phrase pappekak, which literally means "soft food" combined with "dung." This combination originally referred to something as worthless or nonsensical as feces.

Rhyming Words
ock bock nock rock tock dock hock sock jock pock mock cock zock lock yock stock knock chock acock slock
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