a lot of garbage/nonsense

noun phrase

informal
: something very foolish
I think their ideas are a lot of garbage/nonsense.

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In the first sketch, Bowen Yang’s inscrutable doctor did a lot of nonsense instead of giving Andrew Dismukes the results of his blood work. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025 In that case, this is a lot of nonsense over something that just won’t arise. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Congress doesn’t want to reward bad behavior, so filing a lot of nonsense motions and dragging out litigation will disqualify fee recovery. Guinevere Moore, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 There’s been a lot of nonsense spoken about Liverpool this season. James Pearce, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 LinkedIn is filled with connections and opportunities - but also, a lot of garbage from desperate deal-chasers. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 In a world with a lot of garbage and content and content’s sake, brands matter more than ever. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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“A lot of garbage/nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20lot%20of%20garbage%2Fnonsense. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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