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| Jabberwocky |
in the nineteenth-century tale Through the Looking Glass, a poem containing many nonsense words. [1/2 definitions] |
| koan |
in Zen Buddhism, a nonsense question or paradox used as an aid to meditation in order to encourage a greater awareness of reality. |
| malarkey |
(informal) exaggeration or foolishness; nonsense. |
| moonshine |
(informal) foolishness; nonsense. [1/3 definitions] |
| poppycock |
(informal) nonsense or foolishness. |
| rave |
to speak irrationally, without control; talk nonsense, as in delirium. [1/3 definitions] |
| rigmarole |
a long, rambling, confused, or senseless story; nonsense. [1/2 definitions] |
| rot |
(informal) pointless or foolish talk; nonsense. [2/12 definitions] |
| rubbish |
worthless or foolish talk or writing; nonsense. [2/3 definitions] |
| scat2 |
improvisational jazz singing in which nonsense syllables are used instead of words, often with the effect of an instrument rather than a voice. [2 definitions] |
| shit |
(slang) lies; nonsense. [1/11 definitions] |
| sweet nothings |
(informal) whispered, often nonsense words or phrases of affection, such as those exchanged by lovers. |
| tommyrot |
(informal) foolishness; utter nonsense; rubbish. |
| trumpery |
nonsense or foolishness. [1/3 definitions] |
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