as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
starting with the cherry tree, much of what was written by Washington's early biographers was pure poppycock
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Recent Examples of poppycock
Buckingham Palace simply couldn’t abide someone in its circle saying poppycock.
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Vulture, 29 Aug. 2023
This is, as Raymond Reddington might say, utter poppycock.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2023
That's all a bunch of poppycock.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
McVay was tired of the poppycock.
—Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2021
Taylor had said in the weeks leading up to his exit that Utah was the place for him and that Whittingham was the mentor for him, all of which was poppycock.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
Skeptics pounced on the proclamation as pure poppycock—and for understandable reasons.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 May 2022
Others dismiss the idea of such a romance as poppycock.
—Colleen A. Sheehan, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2021
But simply passing off early losses as games that are not as important as later in the season is pure poppycock.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Vulture, 29 Aug. 2023
This is, as Raymond Reddington might say, utter poppycock.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2023
That's all a bunch of poppycock.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
McVay was tired of the poppycock.
—Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2021
Taylor had said in the weeks leading up to his exit that Utah was the place for him and that Whittingham was the mentor for him, all of which was poppycock.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
Skeptics pounced on the proclamation as pure poppycock—and for understandable reasons.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 May 2022
Others dismiss the idea of such a romance as poppycock.
—Colleen A. Sheehan, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2021
But simply passing off early losses as games that are not as important as later in the season is pure poppycock.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poppycock
Noun
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This nonsense all tracks back to a May 9 visit Baraka, McIver and other members of Congress made to a New Jersey immigration detention center.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Stellar Blade was one of my favorite games of last year, a stellar (ha) action adventure title that did not deserve the culture war nonsense that surrounded it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Any actor that’s been working for over three decades has a giant garbage bag filled of pilots.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Bears are generally solitary, shy animals but are food-driven and often find easy meals in garbage bins.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
Noun
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 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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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Wipe the drool off your tank top, put some pants on, and get out your mama’s basement!—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This time, the technique is turned upon classic alien invasion movies of the Golden Age with liberal helpings of pure human stupidity as a seemingly peaceful first contact moment goes awry and gets bloody, leading to a solar system-ending flatulent finish.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Tiny terror is unleashed in this mini alien apocalypse as directors Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon pay loving tribute to classic sci-fi stories of alien invasion and human stupidity using tilt-shift techniques that make the end of the world look almost cute.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Poppycock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poppycock. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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