twaddle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
  2. verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Etymology

An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh

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