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Balderdash
Pronunciation : Bal"der*dash
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.]
Definition : 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome).
2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bal"der*dash
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To mix or adulterate, as liquors. The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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