poppycock

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poppycock

/ˈpɒpikɒk/ UK
/ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/ US

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Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

noun poppycocks

colloquial, uncountable, usually foolish talk; nonsense. That rumor is nothing but sheer poppycock.
Similar: balderdash

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noun nonsense

Español	tontería, sinsentido
Français	baliverne
Deutsch	Quatsch, Dünnschiss
Italiano	stupidaggine
Русский	вздор vzdor, ерунда́ jerundá, туфта́ tuftá, чепуха́ čepuxá, чушь čušʹ

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"poppycock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poppycock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{poppycock_2026,
  title = {poppycock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poppycock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}