Balderdash Definition

bôldər-dăsh
noun
Nonsense.
American Heritage

Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

Wiktionary

(archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.

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Synonyms:
verb

(archaic) To mix or adulterate.

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Origin of Balderdash

  • Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.

    From Wiktionary

  • Possibly alteration of Medieval Latin balductum posset

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Balderdash Sentence Examples

  • This is complete balderdash; Hutton's terms of reference were to investigate the circumstances surrounding Dr. Kelly's death.

  • Unfortunately what has been written about the label has been either sparse, speculative or utter balderdash.

  • Games like Balderdash allow students to learn new and challenging words in a relaxed, fun way.

  • Well, Balderdash might be a good board game to give them as a gift.

  • Scrabble and Balderdash are easy to play and readily available in most stores that carry games.

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Words Starting With

BBABAL

Words Ending With

HSHASH

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