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
Regardless, concerns that the series’ delay was due to quality problems have proved to be viral poppycock.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
This, of course, is absolute poppycock — Diamond’s story is well-known around the world and has been for some time.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Buckingham Palace simply couldn’t abide someone in its circle saying poppycock.
—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
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
This, of course, is absolute poppycock — Diamond’s story is well-known around the world and has been for some time.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Buckingham Palace simply couldn’t abide someone in its circle saying poppycock.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poppycock
Noun
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Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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That’s the kind of unsupported nonsense Floridians should reject, without solid evidence to back it up.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 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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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In cities, they are often seen soaring above garbage dumps, marketplaces and riverbanks, scavenging for scraps and small prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Jorge was seen dropping off a black garbage bag near the building’s boiler room after the victim was discovered, neighbors said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
Noun
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When the house was done being used, ancient people cut a hole through the floor and dug the pit, then filled it with domestic rubbish.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 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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West Coast drools: H100 rental pricing is very stable in the United States, but there’s a persistent East Coast advantage.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2025
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The owner tried to explain his reasoning in the video, citing the temperature was too cold and pointing to the frozen drool on his face.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some things are too important to leave behind — like, for instance, the notion that stupidity can be a beautiful force for good, and not just an infinite fuel supply for evil.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 July 2025
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In the end, Haslam’s emphasis on American stupidity is as convincing as his absolute strictures against a moral foreign policy, which in any event isn’t delegitimized by the errors of the likes of Biden and McFaul.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Poppycock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poppycock. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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