zever — meaning in English
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English meaning
- applesauce noun A soft, smooth food made from cooked, mashed apples.
- galimatias noun Confused talk or writing that makes no sense.
- guff noun (informal) Nonsense; foolish or empty talk.
- sass noun Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.
- tosh noun British informal: nonsense or rubbish.
- trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
Senses
zever is used for these senses in English:
- applesauce (slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
- galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook
- guff (informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- sass (US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
- tosh (chiefly, British, slang, uncountable) Rubbish, trash, (now especially) nonsense, bosh, balderdash
- trifle (figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
applesauce — full definition
- noun A soft, smooth food made from cooked, mashed apples.
- interjection An old-fashioned exclamation meaning "nonsense!"
galimatias — full definition
- noun Confused talk or writing that makes no sense.
- noun A jumbled mix of different things.
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