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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Senseless talk; nonsense.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Trivial talk; nonsense; stuff and rubbish.

Wiktionary

  1. n. colloquial foolish talk; nonsense.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. senseless talk

Etymologies

  1. From Dutch pappekak, from pap ("soft") + kak ("excrement"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Dutch dialectal pappekak : pap, pap (from Middle Dutch pappe, perhaps from Latin pappa, food) + kak, dung (from kakken, to defecate, from Middle Dutch kacken, from Latin cacāre; see kakka- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “All of the above poppycock is a mere euphemism; for hate the black president.”

    CNN Truth Squad: No eye care until you're blind in one eye?

  • “Apparently the word poppycock means "senseless talk" and probably originated from the Dutch who have a similar word pappekak which means "soft dung".”

    No Ziggy? Poppycock or Poppyvag?

  • “I guess me get too excited for my own good, but where did the word poppycock come from?”

    No Ziggy? Poppycock or Poppyvag?

  • “I agree with you about the word poppycock, but disagree that Simon's argument fits the term.”

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  • “COOPER: Candy, we don't hear the word -- the word poppycock enough, do we?”

    CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2005

  • “Gerry Doherty, leader of the TSSA union, and a vocal opponent of Network Rail's bonus payments, said the company's claims of record punctuality were "poppycock".”

    The Guardian: Network Rail talks up cost savings and punctuality

  • “In an attempt to thwart the onset of this condition in myself I recently caught myself using the word "poppycock", I have admitted that there is indeed still much I don't know, and have also resolved to open my mind to new knowledge.”

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  • “In the wake of the Twinkie defense, a representative of the ITT-owned Continental Baking Company asserted that the notion that overdosing on the cream-filled goodies could lead to murderous behavior was "poppycock" and "crap" -- apparently two of the artificial ingredients in Twinkies, along with sodium pyrophosphate and yellow dye -- while another spokesperson for ITT couldn't believe "that a rational jury paid serious attention to that issue.”

    Paul Krassner: Behind the Infamous Twinkie Defense

  • “Nor is it "poppycock" to deem the administration of George W. Bush distinctly different from its predecessors.”

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  • “To them I say "poppycock"; they are simply being selfish by wishing for no evolution and growth in Mx. And yes, some will get hurt in the process. dondon nfabq”

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hypernyms (5)

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  1. hokum
  1. nonsense
  1. nonsensicality
  1. meaninglessness
  1. bunk

same context (22)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. schlock
  2. gunge
  3. lightlessness
  4. physicality
  1. balderdash
  2. bunkum
  3. quizzing
  4. malarkey
  1. uncongeniality
  2. stuff
  3. unlikelihood
  4. airlessness
  1. day-dreaming
  2. propound
  3. overstatement
  4. another
  1. ne'er-do-weel
  2. greatcontent
  3. captivation
  4. valuelessness
  1. crassness
  2. soundlessness

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  • she Apparently from Dutch poppekak, literally "doll's excrement," as in zo fijn als gemalen poppekak, "as fine as powdered doll's excrement" (showing excessive religious zeal, etc.). Aug 6, 2008

  • brtom "All poppycock, you'll scuse me saying. For the hoi polloi."
    Joyce, Ulysses, 14 Jan 27, 2007

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