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Definition of poppycock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

poppycock

noun
 
/ˈpɒpikɒk/
 
/ˈpɑːpikɑːk/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true synonym nonsense
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Dutch dialect pappekak, from pap ‘soft’ + kak ‘dung’.
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