mere nonsense

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• nonsense talk — Synonyms and related words: babble, babblement, bavardage, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blather, blether, blethers, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter, chitter chatter, clack, clatter, gab, gabble, gas, gibber, gibble gabble,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• falderal — /fal deuh ral /, n. 1. mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas. 2. a trifle; gimcrack; gew gaw. Also, falderol /fal deuh rol /, folderol. [1695 1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure orig.] * * * …   Universalium

• falderal — fal•de•ral [[t]ˈfæl dəˌræl[/t]] also fal•de•rol [[t] ˌrɒl[/t]] folderol n. 1) mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas 2) a trifle; gimcrack; gewgaw • Etymology: 1695–1705; orig. as a nonsense refrain in songs; of obscure orig …   From formal English to slang

• flim-flam — /ˈflɪm flæm/ (say flim flam) Colloquial –noun 1. a piece of nonsense; mere nonsense. 2. a trick or deception; humbug. –verb (t) (flim flammed, flim flamming) 3. to trick; delude; humbug; cheat. –adjective 4. nonsensical; worthless. {a humorous… …  

• Negative and non-negative numbers — A negative number is a number that is less than zero, such as −2. A positive number is a number that is greater than zero, such as 2. Zero itself is neither positive nor negative. The non negative numbers are the real numbers that are not… …   Wikipedia

• George Thomson (musician) — George Thomson (1757 ndash;1851), born at Limekilns, Fife, Scotland, was a noted collector of the Music of Scotland and a friend of Robert Burns. He was clerk to the Board of Trustees in Edinburgh for sixty years. His A Select Collection of… …   Wikipedia

• falderal — /ˈfældəræl/ (say falduhral) noun 1. meaningless syllables forming the refrain of various old songs. 2. mere nonsense. 3. a gewgaw. Also, falderol, folderol …  

• folderol — [fäl′də räl΄] n. 1. a showy but worthless trinket 2. mere nonsense …   English World dictionary

• claptrap —  Mere talk. Nonsense …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium