BALDERDASH


Meaning of BALDERDASH in English

I. ˈbȯldə(r)ˌdash, -aa(ə)sh, -aish noun

( -es )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. obsolete : an odd and usually objectionable mixture of drinks (as beer and milk or beer and wine)

2. : nonsense , trash

writers of this kind of sophomoric balderdash — F.L.Mott

poetry, some of it excellent, much of it balderdash — J.D.Adams

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

archaic : to make balderdash of

wine balderdashed with milk

poetry … balderdashed with false sentiment — Washington Irving

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