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claptrap
A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
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  1. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
  2. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language:
  3. Absurd, insincere, or empty talk or writing
babble
A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
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  1. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
  2. A low, bubbling sound
  3. Confused, incoherent talk or vocal sounds
blather
Foolish talk; loquacious nonsense
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  1. Foolish talk; loquacious nonsense
blatherskite
Blather.
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  1. Blather.
  2. A talkative, foolish person
double talk
Ambiguous and deceptive talk
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  1. Ambiguous and deceptive talk
  2. Deliberately confusing or unintelligible talk made up of a mixture of real words and meaningless syllables
  3. Meaningless speech that consists of nonsense syllables mixed with intelligible words; gibberish.
gabble
Rapid, incoherent, or meaningless speech.
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  1. Rapid, incoherent, or meaningless speech.
  2. The low muttering sound of a goose or duck.
  3. Rapid, incoherent talk or meaningless utterance
gibberish
Highly technical or esoteric language.
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  1. Highly technical or esoteric language.
  2. Rapid and incoherent talk; unintelligible chatter; jargon
  3. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing.
jabber
Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
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  1. Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
  2. Fast, incoherent, nonsensical talk; gibberish
jabberwocky
Meaningless syllables that seem to make sense; gibberish
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  1. Meaningless syllables that seem to make sense; gibberish
  2. Nonsensical speech or writing.
jargon
Speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases
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  1. Speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases
  2. A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. Not in technical use.
  3. The specialized language of a trade, profession, or similar group, especially when viewed as difficult to understand by outsiders:
nonsense
Matter of little or no importance or usefulness:
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  1. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness:
  2. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning:
  3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity:
prate
Idle talk; chatter
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  1. Idle talk; chatter
prattle
Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.
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  1. Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.
  2. Childish babble
  3. Silly, childish, talk; babble.
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. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity:
  3. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness:
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.
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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  • "Eh, what twaddle!" said one of them, a thin, stern-looking man.

  • pretentious twaddle.

  • Note to JD do something creative or just keep your analy retentive, irrelevant, twaddle to yourself.

  • Do n't sully your good work on them by comparing them to this irrelevant twaddle.

  • Even the beleaguered Alan Milburn doesnât believe that twaddle anymore, and probably neither does our great leader himself.

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