codswallop

cods·wal·lop

(kŏdz′wŏl′əp)

n. Chiefly British Slang

Nonsense; rubbish.

[Origin unknown.]

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codswallop

(ˈkɒdzˌwɒləp)

slang Brit nonsense

[C20: of unknown origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cods•wal•lop

(ˈkɒdzˌwɒl əp)

n. Brit.

nonsense; rubbish.

[1960–65]

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Noun

codswallop - nonsensical talk or writing

folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, rubbish, applesauce, tripe, trash

drivel, garbage - a worthless message

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Translations

codswallop

[ˈkɒdzwɒləp] N (Brit) → chorradas fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

codswallop

[ˈkɒdzwɒləp] n (British) (= nonsense) → bobards mplco-ed [ˈkəʊɛd]

adj abbr = co-educational

n abbr (US) (= female student) → étudiante (d'une université mixte)co-educational coeducational [ˌkəʊɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən^əl] adj [school, college, university] → mixte

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

codswallop

n (Brit inf) → Stuss m (dated inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

codswallop

[ˈkɒdzˌwɒləp] n (Brit) (fam) → stupidaggini fpl, sciocchezze fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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