stuff and nonsense

Examples

• All

• Her daddy said it was stuff and nonsense, but I told Jeffrey the next time he came to call, Mar-gott will be down in a minute.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "Stuff and nonsense," young Ross says.

  Fiction book (1995)

• A lot of stuff and nonsense...

  Night Must Fall (1937)

• "Stuff and nonsense; nobody was much hurt.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Stuff and nonsense!" snapped the old man.

  Fiction book (1994)

• It's deeply in error and steeped in stuff and nonsense.

  Blog text (8)

• "Stuff and nonsense!" she says to warnings about dance studios ripping off old women.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Oh, stuff and nonsense.

  A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

• Some said that it was all stuff and nonsense, opium for the masses, a bait for fools, and the like; others treated it with more respect.

  Fiction book (1993)

• She dismissed his claims as nothing but stuff and nonsense.

Synonyms

C

crap

vsstuff and nonsense

• Offensive

∞ 8.5

Words that are false or useless

is a cleaner idiom used to call talk foolish without coarse language

N

nonsense

vsstuff and nonsense

578 2.5

Words or ideas that do not make sense

is a casual idiom used to call talk foolish or senseless

R

rubbish

vsstuff and nonsense

• UK

49 2.5

Talk or writing that is not true and not useful

is a friendlier idiom to call the same ideas foolish

B

baloney

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

48 7.5

Talk that is not true or is silly

is a milder, more playful expression for the same denial

D

drivel

vsstuff and nonsense

36 7.7

Silly talk that has no meaning

is a light, idiomatic way to label talk as foolish

F

fluff

vsstuff and nonsense

• Literature

16 3.5

Unimportant words in writing or speech

is a spoken phrase that instead attacks the sense of the talk

H

hooey

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

15 9.9

Silly talk that is not true

is another informal phrase to dismiss talk as silly or wrong

M

malarkey

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

13 8.8

Talk that is not true and tries to trick people

is a familiar phrase used to call such talk foolishly pointless

B

blather

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

11 8.4

Talk that is foolish and has little meaning

is shorter and more idiomatic for calling talk foolish

P

poppycock

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

10 9.9

Silly talk that is not true

is a modern informal expression doing the same dismissive job

P

prattle

vsstuff and nonsense

5 8.7

Silly talk about unimportant things

is a casual phrase used to dismiss such idle talk quickly

B

balderdash

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

3 8.9

Silly talk or ideas that are not true

is a more informal, conversational way to reject the same talk

P

piffle

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

3 9.9

Talk that is silly and unimportant

is a colloquial label for similar triviality with playful tone

C

codswallop

vsstuff and nonsense

• Slang

3 9.9

A silly idea or story that is not true

is a plain conversational way to call talk senseless

B

bunkum

vsstuff and nonsense

1 9.9

Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people

is a straightforward informal expression targeting foolish or senseless talk

M

monkey talk

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

1 8.9

Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time

is a common colloquial way to dismiss such trivial remarks

N

nothing but nonsense

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

1 6.0

Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless

is a casual way to label such completely foolish or senseless talk

N

nothing but tripe

vsstuff and nonsense

• Informal

9.5

Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless

is a more playful phrase used to dismiss similar worthless talk

Antonyms

S

sense

∞ 4.1

A particular meaning of a word or expression

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology