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hölynpöly — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • claptrap noun Talk or writing that sounds impressive but is actually empty or nonsensical.
  • drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  • gobbledygook noun Language that makes no sense or is hard to understand.
  • hogwash noun Nonsense; talk or writing that is foolish or untrue.
  • hokum noun (informal) Something foolish or untrue that is made to look serious and genuine.
  • hooey noun Nonsense; foolish or dishonest talk.
  • horsefeathers noun (informal) A word used to say you do not believe something; nonsense.
  • humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • poppycock noun Nonsense; ridiculous or foolish talk.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
  • stardust noun Tiny particles of matter found in space, formed from material ejected by stars.

Senses

hölynpöly is used for these senses in English:

  • claptrap Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
  • drivel Nonsense; senseless talk.
  • gobbledygook (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  • hocus-pocus (countable, uncountable, chiefly, US, also, attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
  • hogwash (informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
  • hokum (countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
  • hooey (slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
  • horsefeathers (euphemistic, US) Nonsense; indicates disbelief.

drivel — full definition

  1. noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  2. verb To talk nonsense or foolishly.
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