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    cods·wal·lop
    /ˈkädzˌwäləp/

    noun

    • 1. nonsense: informal British "I think that's a right load of old codswallop"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › codswallopCodswallop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Codswallop is a British, informal word for nonsense or untrue words or ideas. Learn its synonyms, examples, history, and origin from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCODSWALLOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] UK slang uk / ˈkɒdzˌwɒl.əp / us / ˈkɑːdzˌwɑː.ləp / Add to word list. nonsense: a load of codswallop What a load of codswallop! Synonyms. rubbish. trash. tripe mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense. babble. balderdash. balls. baloney. blah. blather. blither. double-talk. doublespeak. drivel. eyewash. flapdoodle.

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  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › codswallopCodswallop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Codswallop is a colorful, informal way to describe something that's utterly ridiculous, especially a written or spoken statement you find absurd. A movie critic might describe a big-budget monstrosity as codswallop, and a haughty older brother might dismiss everything his younger sister says as "Nothing but codswallop ."

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › codswallopcodswallop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 14, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] codswallop ( uncountable) ( UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: nonsense. Interjection.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCODSWALLOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    nonsense in British English. (ˈnɒnsəns ) noun. 1. something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel. 2. conduct or action that is absurd. 3. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › codswallopCODSWALLOP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Codswallop definition: nonsense; rubbish.. See examples of CODSWALLOP used in a sentence.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › codswallop_ncodswallop, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    An overly talkative woman, a gossip. Also in more general use, as a mildly depreciative term for a person. Now rare. In quot. 2005 in historical use. 1928. What is a ‘ cod's wallop ’? According to a learned counsel..the term is an East-end colloquialism for ‘a woman who cannot keep her mouth shut’. News of World 12 February 11/2. 1958.