malarkey

UK /məˈlɑːki/ US /məˈlɑɹki/

noun 1name 1

Definitions

noun

Nonsense; rubbish.

I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through.

Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch.

name

A surname.

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Synonyms

noun — empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through.

Wiktionary

Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch.

Wiktionary

It's a lot of mallarky for mothers, sisters, and sweethearts to ask "Laddie, when you're far away will you think of me?" The answer is NO! The girls who teach the soldier boys are kept busy as a bee.

Wiktionary

Personally, I think that's a bunch of malarkey.

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I think that's a lot of malarkey.

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That's a bunch of malarkey.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, malarkey is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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