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onzin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abracadabra noun A magic word traditionally chanted as part of a spell or charm.
  • baloney noun Nonsense; foolish or dishonest talk.
  • bilgewater noun Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
  • bull noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
  • fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  • galimatias noun Nonsense, gobbledygook.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • poppycock noun Nonsense; ridiculous or foolish talk.
  • rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
  • tosh noun British informal: nonsense or rubbish.
  • twaddle noun Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

Senses

onzin is used for these senses in English:

  • abracadabra Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon. [from 19th c.]
  • baloney (uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.
  • bilgewater (slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  • bull (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
  • fudge (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.
  • galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook
  • nonsense An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.
  • nonsense Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

abracadabra — full definition

  1. noun A magic word traditionally chanted as part of a spell or charm.
  2. noun Confusing, jargon-heavy talk that sounds like nonsense to an outsider.
  3. intj Said dramatically to mark the moment a magic trick is complete.

baloney — full definition

  1. noun Nonsense; foolish or dishonest talk.
  2. noun A type of processed sausage (bologna).

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