Balderdash

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɔːldÉ™.dæʃ/

Origin

Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth

Full definition of balderdash

Noun

1. senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
2. (archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
• Taylor (Drink and Welcome)Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash.

Synonyms

• bunk, drivel, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle
• see

Verb

1. (archaic) To mix or adulterate.
• SmollettThe wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.