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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
None of that naloxone up the schnozz and a quick 911 call malarkey here, kids.
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Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
Behind the Nissan Leaf, a driver of an Audi was having none of this careful robot driving malarkey and overtook us both at speed and clearly with some frustration.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
Behind the Nissan Leaf, a driver of an Audi was having none of this careful robot driving malarkey and overtook us both at speed and clearly with some frustration.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malarkey
Noun
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While praised by real-life doctors for being one of the more accurate medical shows, Scrubs still made room for plenty of silly, lighthearted nonsense.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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In that case, this is a lot of nonsense over something that just won’t arise.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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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
Noun
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All this stupidity is only part of what makes SB 540 perhaps the year’s dumbest bill.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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To My Canadian brothers and sisters: Please accept the sincerest apologies of many Americans for the lies, degradation and stupidity you have been subjected to by the U.S. president and his supporters and enablers.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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“Malarkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malarkey. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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