Antonyms for tommyrot

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tom-ee-rot

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒm iˌrɒt

Definition of tommyrot

Origin : 1884, from tommy in sense of "a simpleton" (1829), diminutive of Tom (as in tomfool) + rot.

noun nonsense

Example sentences :

But inevitably there would be some who would say, "Tommyrot!"
Extract from : « The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society » by Upton Sinclair

And all the tommyrot one hears at home about another mutiny brewing!
Extract from : « The Three Sapphires » by W. A. Fraser

"Oh, Tommyrot," said Bob, though at heart he did not know just what was liable to happen.
Extract from : « Bob Hunt in Canada » by George W. Orton

"It's tommyrot, that's what it is," Amy said with conviction.
Extract from : « Left Tackle Thayer » by Ralph Henry Barbour

He says it's all tommyrot about Marraville paying him to put him out of his misery.
Extract from : « From the Housetops » by George Barr McCutcheon

I realize perfectly that all this sounds like tommyrot, and that superstition may be a relic of barbarism and ignorance.
Extract from : « A Yankee in the Trenches » by R. Derby Holmes

I havent time to explain my reasons for cutting that tommyrot out, retorted Piper.
Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott

Can you imagine our minds embracing each other, thrilling at the contact,—oh, it's tommyrot.
Extract from : « Sunny Slopes » by Ethel Hueston

Our object is to check by every legitimate means the spread of tommyrot in this country and the world generally.
Extract from : « Lalage's Lovers » by George A. Birmingham

I am a young man still, with years and years before me in which I shall no doubt talk a lot of tommyrot.
Extract from : « Lalage's Lovers » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for tommyrot

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