flapdoodle
/ˈflæpˌduːdl̩/US/ˈflæpˌdud(ə)l/
flapdoodle noun: nonsense.
Noun
flapdoodle (countable and uncountable, plural flapdoodles)
- Nonsense.
- ‘The gentleman has eaten no small quantity of flapdoodle in his lifetime.’ ‘What’s that, O’Brien?’ replied I. ‘Why, Peter,’ rejoined he, ‘it’s the stuff they feed fools on.’1834 [1832], Frederick Marryat, chapter 28, in Peter Simple
- Fiddlesticks and flapdoodle1974, Bagpuss (TV series)
- Synonyms:
- absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil
- Thingamabob.
- Then there was the noble but unseen army of perspiring heroes who wrestled with furniture and wings and other flapdoodles behind the curtain.1929, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Vox Lycei 1928-1929, page 43
- What other playwright would dare populate his plays with space aliens, dancing plates and spoons, vampires, girl huns, mystic furballs and bodacious flapdoodles?1999, American Theatre - Volume 16, page 17
- A speaker or writer of nonsense.
- Here, So-and-so ”—to some one on whose countenance a faint gleam of comprehension was discernible—“ tell these flapdoodles of the ages what I mean.”1893, Annie Besant, Annie Besant: An Autobiography, page 363
- As for the others, no one cares a brass farthing what Olcott and his "flapdoodles" may do or say.1895, St. Martin's-le-grand - Volume 5, page 102
Verb
flapdoodle (third-person singular simple present flapdoodles, present participle flapdoodling, simple past and past participle flapdoodled)
- To con; to deceive with nonsense.
- Now, however the innocents may be flapdoodled by such jugglery the guilties remain undeceived.1911, The Conservator - Volumes 22-24, page 28
- Whilst acknowledging the accolade and honour, I wasn't happy and 'flapdoodled' to try and get out of it.1988, British Homing World - Volume 61, page 35
flapdoodle meaning in Tamil
flapdoodle in Tamil
- பித்தலாட்டம், வெறும்புரட்டு, மட்டமான முகப்புகழ்ச்சி
Examples of flapdoodle in a sentence
- Why, with my sternest critic's pencil in my hand, its lead as black as my heart, did I not write the word “flapdoodle” in the margin at that point?2006 October 7, Nicholas Lezard, “In bed with Tracey Emin”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- It is not worth falling into dispute over such a flapdoodle of a vestimentary matter.2007, The Times:
- The flapdoodle can be any color, but your "preferred" flapdoodle is colored red.2008, Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society:
- This Vok, or Cole, undoubtedly flapdoodled the witnesses into thinking he was skinny then flipped open his false hump and let the demoniacal pixie out to do its fell business.2014, Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy:
Synonyms of flapdoodle
- absurdity
- all my eye
- all my eye and Betty Martin
- bafflegab
- balderdash
- balls
- baloney
- Bandini
- baragouin
- batcrap
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Forms of flapdoodle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flapdoodles |
| alternative form | flamdoodle |
| alternative form | flap-doodle |
| alternative form | flap doodle |
| alternative form | doodleflap |
| alternative form | flipdoodle |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flapdoodles |
| present participle | flapdoodling |
| past participle | flapdoodled |
| past | flapdoodled |
Words formed from flapdoodle
Questions about flapdoodle
- What does flapdoodle mean?
- Flapdoodle means nonsense.
- What is flapdoodle in Tamil?
- Flapdoodle in Tamil is பித்தலாட்டம், வெறும்புரட்டு, மட்டமான முகப்புகழ்ச்சி. See Flapdoodle meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use flapdoodle in a sentence?
- Why, with my sternest critic's pencil in my hand, its lead as black as my heart, did I not write the word “flapdoodle” in the margin at that point?
- What part of speech is flapdoodle?
- Flapdoodle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce flapdoodle?
- Flapdoodle is pronounced /ˈflæpˌduːdl̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flapdoodle?
- The plural of flapdoodle is flapdoodles.
Words near flapdoodle in the dictionary
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