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ma·lar·key

also ma·lar·ky  (mə-lär′kē)
n. Slang
Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" (New Republic).
[Origin unknown.]
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malarkey

(məˈlɑːkɪ) or

malarky

n
slang nonsense; rubbish
[C20: of unknown origin]
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ma•lar•key

(məˈlɑr ki)

n.
Slang. speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunk.
[1925–30, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.malarkey - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
idle words, jazz, malarky, nothingness, wind
talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
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malarkey

also malarky
noun
Slang. Something that does not have or make sense:
balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.
Informal: tommyrot.
Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey.
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Translations

malarkey

n (inf) (= messing about) → Blödelei f (inf); (= nonsense) → Hokuspokus m (sl); (= goings-on) → Gedöns nt (inf)
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