claptrap
noun
[ ˈklaptrap ]
• absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas.
• "such sentiments are just pious claptrap"
Similar:
nonsense,
balderdash,
gibberish,
blarney,
guff,
blather,
blether,
rubbish,
hogwash,
baloney,
tripe,
drivel,
gobbledygook,
bilge,
bosh,
bull,
bunk,
hot air,
eyewash,
piffle,
poppycock,
phooey,
hooey,
malarkey,
twaddle,
dribble,
rot,
cobblers,
codswallop,
cock,
stuff and nonsense,
tosh,
double Dutch,
flannel,
waffle,
havers,
garbage,
flapdoodle,
blathers,
wack,
bushwa,
applesauce,
bunkum,
tommyrot,
cod,
gammon,
toffee,
shit,
bullshit,
crap,
bollocks,
balls,
crapola,
bulldust,
Origin:
mid 18th century (denoting something designed to elicit applause): from clap1 + trap1.
