Definition
Nonsense, trickery, or deceptive talk; foolish or meaningless words.
Etymology
American slang from the 1870s, possibly combining flummery (nonsense) with diddle (to cheat or trick), creating a playful double-meaning word.
Kelly Says
Mark Twain and other 19th-century writers loved this word because it sounds so ridiculous that it perfectly describes ridiculous talk!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
مغالطات
mughalat
CACatalà
barretines
ba-re-te-nes
ELΕλληνικά
μπαλακλάδες
ba-la-kla-des
ESEspañol
tonterías
ton-te-ree-as
FISuomi
höpötystä
hoe-po-ty-sta
FRFrançais
froufroute
fru-fru-t
HEעברית
בלדרות
bal-der-ot
HIहिन्दी
बेवकूफी
be-va-koo-fee
HUMagyar
hülységes
hu-ly-se-ges
IDBahasa Indonesia
omong kosong
o-mong ko-song
KO한국어
헛된 말
ha-dot-deun mal
MSBahasa Melayu
bohong
bo-hong
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆိုခြင်း
pyau-so-ching
NLNederlands
onzin
on-zin
PTPortuguês
besteiras
bes-tee-ras
SVSvenska
slöseri
sloe-seri
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
மெய்ப்பாடு
mey-paadu
THไทย
เรื่องโกหก
re-uang go-hok
TLTL
panaginip
pa-na-gin-ip
TRTürkçe
abalalar
a-ba-la-lar
UKУкраїнська
брехня
breh-nya
VITiếng Việt
lời nói dối
lo-ri no-i doi