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