Definition of codswallop
British, informal
: words or ideas that are foolish or untrue : nonsense
The notion that Scott was waylaid by bad luck is "a lot of codswallop," said Roland Huntford, a British historian.— Kenneth Chang "Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion…"— J. K. Rowling … I muttered, "Yes, that's right," knowing all the while that it was a load of codswallop.— Steven Pinker
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The first known use of codswallop was in 1959
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