malarkey
noun
ma·lar·key
mə-ˈlär-kē 
variants
or less commonly malarky
: insincere or foolish talk : bunkum
He thinks that everything politicians say is a bunch of malarkey.
Examples of malarkey in a Sentence
He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of malarkey.
the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration agreed to restore some funding for the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, but called malarkey on Clerk Paul López’s claim that election integrity was in danger for the 2026 midterms.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
This stuff about Heat Culture is a bunch of malarkey.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
This is a part of the whole mandate malarkey in which every recent president (with maybe the exception of George W. Bush in 2001) has claimed a big mandate, even when none existed.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
This Karen Read expert full of malarkey Howie Carr: Crikey!
—Matt Stone, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
This stuff about Heat Culture is a bunch of malarkey.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
This is a part of the whole mandate malarkey in which every recent president (with maybe the exception of George W. Bush in 2001) has claimed a big mandate, even when none existed.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
This Karen Read expert full of malarkey Howie Carr: Crikey!
—Matt Stone, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
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“Malarkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malarkey. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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