variants also malarky

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Recent Examples of malarkey There’s novelty but not much else with this musical about two vaudevillian sisters who hoof it to Broadway and find showtunes, out-of-nowhere story interludes that don’t fit and a ton of romantic malarkey. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 None of that naloxone up the schnozz and a quick 911 call malarkey here, kids. Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024 That confusing, round-robin, group-style Olympic basketball malarkey is over! Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 Will the 49ers go with the best-player-available malarkey from the draft or select players to fit specific roster needs? Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for malarkey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malarkey
Noun
  • Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump is a fascist, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And yes, being together is the greatest joy of all, blah blah, but, truly, the planning made a huge difference.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That’s off-the-scale stupidity.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So in the midst of poverty imposed by the American embargo and the frequent stupidity of their own government, Cubans struggle to eke out a life.
    Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Malarkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malarkey. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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