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nonsense noun [ ˈnɒns(ə)ns ]

• spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
• "he was talking absolute nonsense"
Similar: balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, 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,
Opposite: sense,
• foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
• "she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense"
Similar: mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, pranks, tricks, larks, capers, joking, jesting, clowning, buffoonery, roguery, devilry, funny business, diablerie, tomfoolery, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky, carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery, monkey tricks, deviltry,


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