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Noun: flapdoodle  'flap,doo-dul
Usage: N. Amer
  1. (informal) statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
    - bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash, jive [N. Amer], rhubarb [Brit], junk, nonsense, folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery [archaic], trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop [Brit], falderal

Derived forms: flapdoodles

Type of: drivel, garbage

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