talk+nonsense
51speak - talk — Speak and talk have very similar meanings, but there are some differences in the ways in which they are used. When you mention that someone is using his or her voice to produce words, you usually say that they are speaking. He hadn t looked at me …
52stuff and nonsense — {n.} Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. * /Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense./ Often used as an interjection. * /When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered …
53stuff and nonsense — {n.} Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. * /Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense./ Often used as an interjection. * /When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered …
54stuff\ and\ nonsense — noun Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense. Often used as an interjection. When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered, Stuff… …
55Double-talk — For Pig Latin like code , double talk, see Gibberish (language game). Not to be confused with Doublespeak. Double talk is a form of speech in which inappropriate, invented or nonsense words are used to give the appearance of erudition and so… …
56stuff and nonsense — noun senseless talk don t give me that stuff • Syn: ↑stuff, ↑hooey, ↑poppycock • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑ …
57make (a) nonsense of something — make (a) ˈnonsense of sth idiom to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous • If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system. • The unemployment figures make nonsense of talk of an… …
58double talk — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bombast, claptrap, drivel, drool, fiddle faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, folderol, fudge, fustian, gabble, galimatias, gammon,… …
59stuff and nonsense — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, absurdness, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bombast, claptrap, double talk, drivel, drool, fantasticalness, fiddle faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, folderol, fudge …
60double-talk — dou′ble talk or dou′ble•talk n. 1) ling. speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter 2) deliberately evasive or ambiguous language 3) to engage in double talk 4) to accomplish or persuade by double talk • Etymology: 1935–40 …
