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- [pop-ee-kok]
- /ˈpɒp iˌkɒk/
- /ˈpɒp.ɪ.kɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop-ee-kok]
- /ˈpɒp iˌkɒk/
Definitions of poppycock word
- noun poppycock nonsense; bosh. 1
- noun poppycock senseless chatter; nonsense 0
- noun poppycock foolish talk; nonsense 0
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Origin of poppycock
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; perhaps < Dutch pappekak, equivalent to pappe- pap1 + kak excrement
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Parts of speech for Poppycock
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poppycock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
poppycock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poppycock
noun poppycock
- absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- applesauce — a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
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