Antonyms for poppycock
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pop-ee-kok |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒp iˌkɒk |
Definition of poppycock
Origin :- 1865, American English, probably from Dutch dialect pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe "soft food" (see pap) + kak "dung," from Latin cacare "to excrete" (see caca).
- noun nonsense
- "That's poppycock," Mason replied, flinging away his cigarette.
- Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
- Tweedledee is right, everything else to the contrary is Poppycock.'
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- It is all poppycock to say that education can make a gentleman; don't you think so?
- Extract from : « The Copper Princess » by Kirk Munroe
- “Poppycock,” said Hudson, briefly, and resumed his cogitation.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Fell Through the Earth » by Carolyn Wells
- "Poppycock," whispered Shelby to Carlotta, as he held her hand.
- Extract from : « The Come Back » by Carolyn Wells
- The Poppycock's a fowl of English breed, And therefore many think him fine indeed.
- Extract from : « A Phenomenal Fauna » by Carolyn Wells
- Then it was all poppycock, two cents a word for minimum rate and payment upon acceptance.
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
- From all the poppycock Anglice bosh you talked about poker, I'd ha' played a straight game, and skinned you.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- “That is all poppycock,” exclaimed Compton, rather more irritably than was usual with him.
- Extract from : « The Efficiency Expert » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The whole business is poppycock, in my opinion, and the sooner this bubble bursts the better.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
Synonyms for poppycock
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