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Definition of Balderdash

1. Noun. Trivial nonsense.

Definition of Balderdash

1. n. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.

2. v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors.

Definition of Balderdash

1. Noun. senseless talk or writing; nonsense. ¹

2. Noun. (vulgar) adulterated wine --> ¹

3. Verb. To mix or adulterate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Balderdash

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Balderdash

Literary usage of Balderdash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"I. Folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude. .... balderdash ..."

2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society, John Harland, Manchester (England). Court-Leet (1862)
"Any mixture of rubbish is called balderdash. In some districts the term is restricted to absolute filth whether applied to language or in its literal sense" ..."

3. Cobbett's Advice to Young Men (from the Edition of 1829) by William Cobbett (1906)
"... to diiie with a to hearing the gabble and balderdash of a club or a pot-house company! ... balderdash ..."

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