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malarkey

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[ muh-lahr-kee ]

noun

Informal.
  1. speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum:

    The claims were just a lot of malarkey.



malarkey

/ əˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    nonsense; rubbish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malarkey1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malarkey1

C20: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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Mr Tobin said the idea that the Trump administration was making these demands to help Harvard is "malarkey".

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The first presidential debate featured former President Trump calling immigrants criminals and President Biden calling these statements lies and ‘malarkey.’

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The message played an AI-generated voice similar to Biden’s that used his phrase “ a bunch of malarkey” and falsely suggested that voting in the primary would preclude voters from casting a ballot in November.

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The messages played a voice similar to Biden’s that used his phrase “ a bunch of malarkey,” and falsely suggested that voting in the primary would preclude voters from casting a ballot in November.

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It used a voice similar to Biden’s, employed his often-used phrase, “ a bunch of malarkey” and falsely suggested that voting in the primary would preclude voters from casting a ballot in November’s general election.

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