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poppycockish

poppycockish adjective: full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.

Adjective

poppycockish (comparative more poppycockish, superlative most poppycockish)

  1. Full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.

Forms of poppycockish

comparativemore poppycockish
superlativemost poppycockish

Origin of poppycockish

From poppycock + -ish.

Questions about poppycockish

What does poppycockish mean?
Poppycockish means full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.
What part of speech is poppycockish?
Poppycockish is an adjective.

Words near poppycockish in the dictionary

  1. poppy straw
  2. poppy tears
  3. poppy-seed oil
  4. poppy-seed oils
  5. poppycock
  6. poppycockish
  7. poppycocks
  8. poppyhead
  9. poppyheads
  10. poppylike
  11. poppyseed

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