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The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash.
Trey Gowdy

Meaning of "balderdash" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALDERDASH

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BALDERDASH

balderdash  [ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALDERDASH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balderdash is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALDERDASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balderdash

Balderdash is a board game of bluffing and trivia created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne. The game was first released in 1984, under Canada Games. It was later picked up by a U.S company, The Games Gang, and eventually became the property of Hasbro, and finally Mattel. The game is based on a classic parlor game called Fictionary. The game has sold over 15 million copies worldwide to date. It is aimed at fans of word games, such as Scrabble.

Definition of balderdash in the English dictionary

The definition of balderdash in the dictionary is stupid or illogical talk; senseless rubbish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALDERDASH


bardash
ˈbɑːdæʃ
bedash
bɪˈdæʃ
berdache
bəˈdæʃ
burdash
ˈbɜːdæʃ
czardas
ˈtʃɑːdæʃ
dash
dæʃ
interdash
ˌɪntəˈdæʃ
pebbledash
ˈpɛbldæʃ
rondache
ˌrɒnˈdæʃ
slapdash
ˈslæpˌdæʃ
spatterdash
ˈspætəˌdæʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALDERDASH

bald
bald cypress
bald eagle
baldachin
baldachino
baldaquin
Balder
balderlocks
baldfaced
baldhead
baldheaded
baldies
balding
baldish
baldly
baldmoney
baldness
baldpate
baldric

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALDERDASH

ash
bash
cash
clash
crash
cut a dash
em dash
en dash
flash
hash
mash
Nash
pebble dash
slash
smash
splash
squash
swung dash
trash
wash

Synonyms and antonyms of balderdash in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BALDERDASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «balderdash» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of balderdash

Translation of «balderdash» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALDERDASH

Find out the translation of balderdash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of balderdash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balderdash» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梦呓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disparate
570 millions of speakers

English

balderdash
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बकवास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

галиматья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disparate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবোল-তাবোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balivernes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balderdash
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mumpitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たわ言
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허튼 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balderdash
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời nói bậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेलडरडाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saçmalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciocchezze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

banialuki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

галиматья
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balderdash
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοησίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onzin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gallimatias
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vissvass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of balderdash

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALDERDASH»

The term «balderdash» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALDERDASH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balderdash

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QUOTES WITH «BALDERDASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word balderdash.
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Trey Gowdy
The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALDERDASH»

Discover the use of balderdash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balderdash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Balderdash: A Treatise on Ethics
This title features ethics from a moral nihilist perspective, spanning philosophy, psychology, psychology, sociology, science, and current events.
Antti P. Balk, 2012
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Balderdash the Brilliant
When a retired wizard is summoned to brighten up the dreary kingdom of Gray, he finds a very colorful solution. Holes in the pages highlight various colors and give clues about what is going to happen next.
Muff Singer, 1991
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Balderdash & Piffle
Discover the fascinating stories behind the words and phrases we use every day.
Alex Games, 2010
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Bully Beef and Balderdash
The Australian Imperial Force, first raised in 1914 foroverseas war service, became better known by its initials- the "AIF".
Graham Wilson, 2012
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Political Balderdash
My creativity had turned a great destructive fire into a destructive verbal fire. As an aside, this is one of many reasons for arriving at the book title- "POLITICAL BALDERDASH". Buy it, read it, you'll like it!
Michael A. Maggiano, 2012
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Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner
From the 'Cloud-cuckoo-land' of Aristophanes to the town of Balaclava, this is a funny but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins.
Alex Games, 2010
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Pogo: Bona Fide Balderdash
A latest collection of complete Pogo strips from the years 1951 to 1952 includes the late cartoonist's satirical reflections on the 1952 election season and features the introductions of such characters as Tammany the Tiger, the voluble P. ...
Carolyn Kelly, 2012
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Aesthesia Balderdash
' Vodicka's AESTHESIA BALDERDASH sisters the disaster of gender in ways that matter: 'chronically, / abashedly, / rosily, cockily, / dazzlingly.' Not for the faint of art, this is poetry that cunts, I mean counts."—Laura Mullen
Kim Vodicka, 2012
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Balderdash
The elfin Woodsprites of Bugaboo are threatened with hunger when their fear of the dark world of Balderdash prevents them from gathering nuts and berries
Stephen Cosgrove, 1991
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
balderdash - banana the town in Derbyshire called Bakewell, where the dessert was invented in the early nineteenth century. balderdash Throughout the seventeenth century, the word balderdash referred to any drink made by jumbling  ...
Mark Morton, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALDERDASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term balderdash is used in the context of the following news items.
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China's Bailout Throws Good Money After Bad
But that's balderdash. First of all, that $2.4 trillion was conjured up in less than three months. And while smaller investors have undoubtedly ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
2
Rumour: Dragon Quest VII and VIII on 3DS might actually be …
But if these reports are correct and Horii is telling the truth then all of what we speculated before may be balderdash. Here's to hoping we get an ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
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11 ways to keep kids' minds active over the summer
10. Play board games with your kids. Games such as Scrabble, Perquackey, Scattergories and Balderdash are not only fun, but also strengthen ... «The Journal News / Lohud.com, Jul 15»
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Readers sound off on thugs, killers and Trump
Balderdash! Frisk me anytime, as I have nothing to hide. Police stops are for my safety and the safety of my friends and family and everyone ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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A Reader's Untiring Crusade Against Bad Grammar and Frequent …
Surely that is balderdash. It shows someone deficient in numeracy skills. The editor should also have picked this glaring error." Mr Mwirichia ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Let's face it, the Government is a coward, so was the Opposition
While both issues are important, using them as excuses to postpone the vote is, of course, balderdash. What is absolutely clear is that the ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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12 Things You Didn't Know About the Running of the Bulls
Big-time balderdash. In Pamplona, they run four-year old bulls — at their maximum, angry, masculine prime. The horns are razor sharp. «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
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The Three S's: Sodomy, Scalia and Soothsaying
... to the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie." A fortune cookie found by Justice Scalia would contain a one-word aphorism: "Balderdash.". «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Why I'm Chomping at the Bit to Buy This Market
Although an overeducated propeller-head myself, I think that is balderdash. If nothing else, there are plenty of data-driven ways to measure ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
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Rereading Sayed Kashua's columns, I reached a different conclusion
But then I read the book, and realized that all of the above is balderdash, nothing but wishful thinking. I had been fooled. The book is wholly ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»

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