Malarkey

Quick meaning: Malarkey is a noun meaning (originally US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish.

Meaning

(originally US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish.

Example Sentences

I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through.

Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch.

She shrugged. "I've told you all I know." / "Mallarky. You haven't even begun to spill and you know it."

'Smuggling,' she said. 'has a fine romantic ring about it—once aboard the lugger, you heave ho and all that kind of malarky. [...]'

Word Forms

• malarkeys
• malachy
• malarky
• mallarky

Synonyms for malarkey

Depending on context, synonyms include absurdity, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guff, crap, malarky, mallarky, nonsense, bollocks.

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