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Claptrap synonyms

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drivel
Saliva, drool
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  1. Saliva, drool
  2. (Now Rare) Saliva running from the mouth
  3. Silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle
bombast
Grandiose or overpowering expression, as in music or painting.
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  1. Grandiose or overpowering expression, as in music or painting.
  2. (Figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language above the dignity of the occasion.
  3. Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
bunk
A shelflike bed or berth built into or against a wall, as in a ship
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  1. A shelflike bed or berth built into or against a wall, as in a ship
  2. (US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
  3. A bunk bed.
bombast
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
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  1. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
  2. Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
  3. (Figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language above the dignity of the occasion.
fustian
A thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
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  1. A thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
  2. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.
  3. Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant
grandiloquence
Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.
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  1. Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.
  2. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing
magniloquence
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
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  1. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
orotundity
The quality of being orotund.
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  1. The quality of being orotund.
rant
A criticism done by ranting.
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  1. A criticism done by ranting.
  2. Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing:
  3. An example of such speech or writing:
turgidity
The state or quality of being turgid
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  1. The state or quality of being turgid
balderdash
(Archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
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  1. (Archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
  2. Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  3. Nonsense.
blather
Foolish talk; loquacious nonsense
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  1. Foolish talk; loquacious nonsense
bunkum
Empty or insincere talk; claptrap.
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  1. Empty or insincere talk; claptrap.
  2. (Informal) Talk that is empty, insincere, or merely for effect; humbug
drivel
Saliva, drool
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  1. Saliva, drool
  2. (Now Rare) Saliva running from the mouth
  3. Silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle
garbage
Worthless or nonsensical matter; rubbish:
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  1. Worthless or nonsensical matter; rubbish:
  2. Refuse; trash.
  3. Things or something thrown away, specif. spoiled or waste food
idiocy
An idiotic act or remark
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  1. An idiotic act or remark
  2. Behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity
  3. A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.
nonsense
Things of relatively no importance or value; trivialities
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  1. Things of relatively no importance or value; trivialities
  2. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness:
  3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity:
piffle
Nonsense, foolish talk.
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  1. Nonsense, foolish talk.
  2. Talk, writing, action, etc. regarded as insignificant or nonsensical
  3. Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.
poppycock
(Informal) Foolish talk; nonsense
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  1. (Informal) Foolish talk; nonsense
rigmarole
Foolish or incoherent rambling talk; nonsense
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  1. Foolish or incoherent rambling talk; nonsense
  2. Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense.
  3. Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.
rubbish
Any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse
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  1. Any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse
  2. Refuse; garbage.
  3. Foolish discourse; nonsense.
tomfoolery
(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.
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  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.
  2. Foolish behavior; silliness; nonsense
  3. Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.
trash
Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.
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  1. Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.
  2. Broken, discarded, or worthless things; rubbish; refuse
  3. Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings.
twaddle
Foolish, empty talk or writing; nonsense
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  1. Foolish, empty talk or writing; nonsense
tommyrot
Nonsense, rot.
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  1. Nonsense, rot.
  2. Utter foolishness; nonsense.
  3. (Slang) Nonsense; foolishness
applesauce
(Slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
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  1. (Slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
  2. A dessert or relish made of apples simmered in water and puréed, often containing sugar, cinnamon, etc.
  3. (Slang) Nonsense; hokum
baloney
(Uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
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  1. (Uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
  2. (Slang) Foolish or exaggerated talk or behavior; nonsense
  3. Nonsense.
bilge
Water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty
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  1. Water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty
  2. (Nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
  3. (Slang) Worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense
bull
An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
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  1. An official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope
  2. A person regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc.
  3. A ludicrously illogical or incongruous mistake in statement (Ex.: I'm glad I hate onions because if I liked onions, I'd eat them, and I can't stand onions)
bunk
(Nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
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  1. (Nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
  2. A bunk bed.
  3. (US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
crap
A losing first throw in the game of craps.
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  1. A losing first throw in the game of craps.
  2. Something useless, inferior, or worthless; trash; junk
  3. Nonsense, falseness, insincerity, etc.
hooey
Nonsense:
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  1. Nonsense:
malarkey
(Slang) Insincere, meaningless, or deliberately misleading talk; nonsense
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  1. (Slang) Insincere, meaningless, or deliberately misleading talk; nonsense
  2. Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive:
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  • And I agree with you that we can spot the claptrap.

  • The future of the NHS deserves debate, but based on facts, not sentimental claptrap such as is presented by Ms Beckett.

  • If only I could do this at the appointed time and place without the interference of religious claptrap.

  • This fashioning of the world around us through our words and ideas is not mystical claptrap but the pure logic of mechanics.

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