crock
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9.1
- noun
- /krɑk/
- Informal
:
tontería
- We let people believe this whole crock about what serious flying is like.
- a crock of shit
- what a crock
- just a crock
Well, that's the biggest crock I've ever heard in my life.
- Well, that's the biggest crock I've ever heard in my life.
- You know, this whole thing about AI winter is to me a crock.
Examples
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Well, that's the biggest crock I've ever heard in my life.
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I cannot even begin to say what a crock that statement is.
Blog text (4) -
So it's just one more aspect of why this whole story is a crock, albeit a minor one.
Blog text (2) -
Your whole irresponsible story is a crock of shit and a disgrace to journalism.
Fiction book (1994) -
The claims about his qualifications were a complete crock that nobody believed.
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Many experts agree that the idea of a flat Earth is just a crock of misinformation.
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She dismissed his argument as nothing more than a crock with no basis in fact.
Synonyms
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6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
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9.9
Strange, unscientific ideas and behaviour that ignore facts
Complete nonsense that is not true and not believable
Talk that is false and hard to believe
Something very silly and not true
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Crock meaning 'nonsense' likely grew from the idea of a broken or useless pot, and a helpful way to remember it is to picture a 'crock' as something old and worthless. That's why calling something a crock means you think it is untrue or rubbish.