poppycock

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

Noun

poppycock (usually uncountable, plural poppycocks)

(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.

Synonyms

balderdash; see also Thesaurus:nonsense

Translations

nonsense

Afrikaans: pappekak, nonsens, onsin, snert, twak, stront
Dutch: onzin (nl), nonsens (nl)
French: baliverne (fr) f
German: Quatsch (de) m, Dünnschiss (de) m

Italian: stupidaggine (it) f
Polish: bzdury f pl
Russian: вздор (ru) m (vzdor), ерунда́ (ru) f (jerundá), туфта́ (ru) f (tuftá), чепуха́ (ru) f (čepuxá)

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