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STUFF AND NONSENSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stuff and nonsense mean?
• STUFF AND NONSENSE (noun)
The noun STUFF AND NONSENSE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: STUFF AND NONSENSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Senseless talk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hooey; poppycock; stuff; stuff and nonsense
Context example:
don't give me that stuff
Hypernyms ("stuff and nonsense" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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