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- DictionaryBal·der·dash/ˈbôldərˌdaSH/
noun
- 1. senseless talk or writing; nonsense: "she dismissed talk of plots as “bunkum and balderdash.”"
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Balderdash definition: senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.. See examples of BALDERDASH used in a sentence.
noun [ U ], exclamation. old-fashioned uk / ˈbɔːl.də.dæʃ / us / ˈbɑːl.dɚ.dæʃ / Add to word list. something that is stupid or not true: "Balderdash!" he spluttered indignantly. Synonyms. nonsense. piffle old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense. babble. balls. baloney. blah. blather. blithering. double-talk.
Synonyms for BALDERDASH: nonsense, garbage, nuts, rubbish, silliness, stupidity, blah, drool; Antonyms of BALDERDASH: rationality, reasonableness, sense, common sense, sensibleness, horse sense, levelheadedness, reasonability.
noun [ U ], exclamation. old-fashioned us / ˈbɑːl.dɚ.dæʃ / uk / ˈbɔːl.də.dæʃ / Add to word list. something that is stupid or not true: "Balderdash!" he spluttered indignantly. Synonyms. nonsense. piffle old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense. babble. balls. baloney. bilge. blah. blather. blithering.
Balderdash is something that doesn't make sense; complete and utter nonsense. Balderdash is a rather out-of-date and archaic word now, with very British overtones. The sort of word a P.G. Wodehouse character might use.
If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
