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poppycock (n.)

"trivial talk, nonsense," 1865, American English, probably from Dutch dialect pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe "soft food" (see pap) + kak "dung," from Latin cacare "to excrete" (from PIE root *kakka- "to defecate").

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Definitions of poppycock from WordNet

poppycock (n.)
senseless talk;
Synonyms: stuff / stuff and nonsense / hooey
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