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poppycock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pop·py·cock /ˈpɒpikɒk $ ˈpɑːpikɑːk/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned  UNTRUEnonsense 废话,胡扯
Examples from the Corpus
poppycockCompassionate capitalists know that all this talk of love is humbug and poppycock when people are hungry, homeless, and unhappy.Much of what he said was pure poppycock.This seems to me to be mostly self-regarding poppycock.
Origin poppycock (1800-1900) Dutch dialect pappekak soft excrement
pop·py·cock nounChineseSyllable
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poppycock
poppycock /ˈpɒpikɒk $ ˈpɑːpikɑːk/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Dutch dialect
 Origin: pappekak 'soft excrement'
nonsense


poppy·cockBrE /ˈpɒpikɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːpikɑːk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) nonsense 废话;胡说