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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Nonsense.

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  • noun slang Silly talk or writing; nonsense.

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  • noun senseless talk

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

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Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, possibly from Russian хуй

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