Words for Nonsense
March 27, 2023
Malarkey. Hogwash. Gammon. Foofaraw.In poetry, it might be doggerel,which isn’t bad. Amphigory is better. Baloney, toffee, waffle, applesauce—a stoner’s order at an all-night joint,the shit so good it must be bad for you. Bullshit. Horseshit. Bullshat but not horseshat,which looks (and sounds a bit) like “horse’s hat.”Gobbledygook, a terrifying word, and garbage, naturally, we love...