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also malarky
as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey
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Recent Examples of malarkey
Will the 49ers go with the best-player-available malarkey from the draft or select players to fit specific roster needs?
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
You were fed the same load of malarkey about soccer — right up until Orlando City stepped up and paid for its own stadium.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
There’s a lot of malarkey but also shreds of promise in trying to move beyond the smartphone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The Markey malarkey came on the heels of another rash Musk tweet.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 18 Nov. 2022
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
You were fed the same load of malarkey about soccer — right up until Orlando City stepped up and paid for its own stadium.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
There’s a lot of malarkey but also shreds of promise in trying to move beyond the smartphone.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The Markey malarkey came on the heels of another rash Musk tweet.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 18 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malarkey
Noun
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Faced with a phrase that has no inherent meaning, the AI Overview still makes a good-faith effort to answer the user's request and draw some plausible explanation out of troll-worthy nonsense.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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None of this ‘support the teams from your country in Europe’ nonsense.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.—
Brandon Withrow,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The stupidity of enacting a massive tax increase on the entire global economy at this point doesn’t make much sense.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Malarkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malarkey. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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