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Definition of poppycock
poppycock
noun - uncountable
- nonsense.
Why, that's poppycock. Poppycock, I say!
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Mar 17 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
origin
- From Dutch "pappekak": pap ("mush") + kak ("shit").
Last edited on Mar 17 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 17 2011.
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