balderdash C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈbɔːldɚdæʃ/ UK /ˈbɔːldədæʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun senseless or nonsensical talk; rubbish He dismissed the rumour as utter balderdash. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · senseless or nonsensical... nonsenserubbishdrivelgibberishtwaddleclaptrap ↔ Opposites sensewisdom Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin; originally (16th century) denoting a jumbled mixture of liquors, later transferred to a senseless jumble of words. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # balderdash **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɔːldɚdæʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɔːldədæʃ/ ## Meanings 1. senseless or nonsensical talk; rubbish ## Examples - He dismissed the rumour as utter balderdash. ## Synonyms - nonsense - rubbish - drivel - gibberish - twaddle - claptrap ## Antonyms - sense - wisdom ## Etymology Of uncertain origin; originally (16th century) denoting a jumbled mixture of liquors, later transferred to a senseless jumble of words. ## AI Etymology Balderdash is of uncertain origin; originally (16th century) denoting a jumbled mixture of liquors, later transferred to a senseless jumble of words. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers senseless or nonsensical talk; rubbish. ## Topics - Communication markdown