poppycock

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒpikɒk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pop′ē kok′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pop•py•cock /ˈpɑpiˌkɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. nonsense;
    foolishness:His new plan was just a lot of poppycock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pop•py•cock  (pop′ē kok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. nonsense;
    bosh.
  • Dutch pappekak, equivalent. to pappe- pap1 + kak excrement
  • perh. 1840–50, American.
pop′py•cock′ish, adj. 
    balderdash, bunk, hogwash, rubbish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poppycock / ˈpɒpɪˌkɒk/
  1. senseless chatter; nonsense
Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch dialect pappekak, literally: soft excrement, from pap soft + kak dung; see pap1
'poppycock' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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