What is another word for malarkey?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈalɑːkɪ], [ mˈalɑːkɪ], [ m_ˈa_l_ɑː_k_ɪ]
Related words: malarky, nonsense, hogwash, farce
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Synonyms for Malarkey:
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n.
• applesauce • balderdash • deception • double Dutch • double talk • fiddle-faddle • trash • untruth Other synonyms:
- idiocy ,
- poppycock ,
- tomfoolery .
Other relevant words:
- Beans ,
- Double Dutch ,
- GUP ,
- Gurry ,
- Humbuggery ,
- Puffery ,
- absurdity ,
- apple sauce ,
- babble ,
- balls ,
- bilge water ,
- blah ,
- blah-blah ,
- blatherskite ,
- blether ,
- blither ,
- boloney ,
- bombast ,
- bop ,
- bosh ,
- bs ,
- buncombe ,
- bunk ,
- bunk bull ,
- bushwa ,
- cackle ,
- chatter ,
- cobblers ,
- codswallop ,
- con ,
- crap ,
- crapola ,
- crock ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- disinformation ,
- double-talk ,
- dribble ,
- drool ,
- eyewash ,
- fabrication ,
- fiddle ,
- fiddle-faddle ,
- fiddlesticks ,
- flannel ,
- flapdoodle ,
- flummery ,
- folderol ,
- folly ,
- foolishness ,
- fudge ,
- fustian ,
- gammon ,
- gas ,
- gibberish ,
- gobbledegook ,
- gobbledygook ,
- gook ,
- gossip ,
- guff ,
- half-truth ,
- havers ,
- hokeypokey ,
- hokum ,
- hoodoo ,
- horse feathers ,
- horsefeathers ,
- horseshit ,
- hot air ,
- humbug ,
- illusion ,
- invention ,
- jabberwocky ,
- jargon ,
- jazz ,
- jive ,
- junk ,
- kibosh ,
- knowledge ,
- lead ,
- line ,
- malarky ,
- meaninglessness ,
- misinformation ,
- moonshine ,
- muck ,
- mumbo jumbo ,
- nerts ,
- nonsensicality ,
- nullity ,
- nut ,
- nuts ,
- palaver ,
- prattle ,
- prattling ,
- punk ,
- razzmatazz ,
- rigamarole ,
- rodomontade ,
- scat ,
- scrap ,
- senselessness ,
- shit ,
- silliness ,
- slush ,
- song and dance ,
- stuff ,
- stuff and nonsense ,
- stupidity ,
- talk ,
- talk nonsense ,
- taradiddle ,
- tommy-rot ,
- tosh ,
- trick ,
- tripe ,
- trumpery ,
- twist ,
- verbiage ,
- waffle ,
- whoopla ,
- wind ,
- winding .
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How to use "Malarkey" in context?
Malarkey has been defined as "a foolish or pejorative term for nonsense." It has been used in English since the late 1600s, and its etymology is uncertain. Some claim that malarkey comes from maladjusted, while others believe it is a corruption of the Spanish malaquerÃÂa, meaning "evil speech." Regardless of its origins, malarkey is often used to characterize words or statements that are nonsensical or without merit. Malarkey can also be used as an insult, to ridicule someone's intelligence.
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