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Meanings of poppycock in English

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Senseless talk.

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Usage of poppycock in English
1
He knew the theories; a good many of them he considered poppycock.
The Breaking Point
2
But on the evidence of the previous number of weeks this appeared poppycock.
The Irish Times
3
Fawcett had no idea what to make of them-theymight well be poppycock.
The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
4
She had basic features similar to those of that overbred poppycock, Balt Haer.
Mercenary
5
As a matter of fact, such an attitude is all poppycock.
The Land of Footprints
6
All this profit-sharing and welfare work and insurance and old-age pension is simply poppycock.
Main Street
7
Yeah, yeah, spare me your ideas about-whatdo you call it?-'distortedthinking.' Nothing but poppycock.
In the shadow of gotham
8
It's all poppycock, you know, that story of yours about their wanting to attack us.
Foundation
9
When my granpa said that was a lot of poppycock, I was not so sure.
The power of one
10
But don't talk poppycock like that Professor; he's silly.
Elder Conklin and Other Stories
11
Those five judges up there are not going to sustain any such poppycock idea as this.
The Financier: A Novel
12
Father thinks its all a lot of poppycock.
The new yorker
13
Then it was all poppycock, two cents a word for minimum rate and payment upon acceptance.
Martin Eden
14
You've been listening to a lot of poppycock.
Sympathy for the devil
15
The horrors of Molokai are all poppycock.
The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
16
But honestly: "The Order of the Dragon"-whatutter poppycock.
Hemlock Grove
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