foolish+talk

  • 121rigmarole — n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, foolish talk …

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  • 122moonshine — n 1.U.S. Informal. U.S. bootleg, Sl. hootch, smuggled or contraband whiskey, Fr. alcool de contraband; homemade whiskey, corn whiskey. 2. moonlight, Fr. clair de lune. moonbeams, Fr. rayons de lune. 3. nonsense, Sl. hot air, humbug, claptrap,… …

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  • 123falderal — fal•de•ral [[t]ˈfæl dəˌræl[/t]] also fal•de•rol [[t] ˌrɒl[/t]] folderol n. 1) mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas 2) a trifle; gimcrack; gewgaw • Etymology: 1695–1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure orig …

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  • 124moonshine — moon•shine [[t]ˈmunˌʃaɪn[/t]] n. 1) inf Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, esp. illicitly distilled corn liquor 2) empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense 3) moonlight • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME mone schyne …

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  • 125wish-wash — wish′ wash n. 1) a drink that is thin and weak 2) foolish talk or writing; claptrap • Etymology: 1780–90; extracted from wishy washy …

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  • 126bosh — I. /bɒʃ/ (say bosh) Colloquial –noun 1. complete nonsense; absurd or foolish talk or opinions. –interjection 2. Chiefly British (an exclamation indicating disbelief.) {Ottoman Turkish: empty, vain} II. /bɒʃ/ (say bosh) noun the lower portion of a …

  • 127guff — /gʌf / (say guf) noun Colloquial empty or foolish talk; humbug; nonsense. {US slang (1880s), from Scottish guff puff of wind (imitative); compare Norwegian gofs puff of wind} …

  • 128moonshine — /ˈmunʃaɪn / (say moohnshuyn) noun 1. the light of the moon. 2. empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense. 3. Colloquial smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor. –verb (i) (moonshined, moonshining) 4. to distil liquor illegally. {moon + shine;… …