bilgewater

Examples

• All

• Probably wants to know why his wife's second, third, or fourth cousin's husband wasn't listed among those present at the duchess of bilgewater's dinner party at the casino.

  After Office Hours (1935)

• To live with my great-grandfather, - the Duke of bilgewater.

  The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

• They call me the king, the king of bilgewater, and this here's the Duke.

  The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

• Them adventures was plenty, with feuding families, missing heirs and a pair of con men would-be-royals; the Duke of Bilgewater and the King of France.

  The Science Adventures of Tom & Huck (2025)

• The politician's speech was full of bilgewater, offering no real solutions to the problem.

• After listening to the debate, I realized most of their arguments were just bilgewater and had no substance.

• The article was criticized for being mere bilgewater, lacking factual evidence and clear reasoning.

Synonyms

B

baloney

vsbilgewater

• Informal

48 7.5

Talk that is not true or is silly

is the general label for rubbish speech or writing, not sincerity

B

blather

vsbilgewater

• Informal

11 8.4

Talk that is foolish and has little meaning

is used when speech is seen as pretentious nonsense rather than empty chatter

T

tosh

vsbilgewater

• Slang

6 9.9

Silly talk or ideas that are not true

is used generally for rubbish of speech or written material

T

twaddle

vsbilgewater

• Archaic

5 8.6

Silly, unimportant talk that has no meaning

is broader, often meaning pretentious or rubbish speech rather than mere triviality

B

bosh

vsbilgewater

• Archaic

5 9.6

Talk or writing that is silly and not true

is broader and labels rubbish even without a pretentious tone

T

tommyrot

vsbilgewater

• Archaic

1 9.9

Silly or untrue talk that people should not believe

is used when talk sounds pretentious or like written rubbish rather than absurd

B

blether

vsbilgewater

• UK

1 9.9

Talk that is silly or not important

is less about gossip and more about pretentious or written rubbish

T

tarradiddle

vsbilgewater

• Archaic

9.9

Untrue or silly talk that is not important

is more general, meaning silly or nonsensical rubbish in many forms

T

taradiddle

vsbilgewater

• Archaic

9.9

Silly talk that makes little sense

is broader, covering all kinds of rubbish speech or writing

B

boloney

vsbilgewater

• Informal

8.8

Talk that is silly and not true

is similar but applies to any rubbish talk or writing broadly

Antonyms

S

sense

∞ 4.1

A particular meaning of a word or expression

W

wisdom

571 2.7

To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice

How Nonsensical

bilgewater

• Offensive

1 9.9

to drivel

1 7.0

rubbish

• UK

49 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology