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poppycocks

poppycocks is the plural of poppycock.

Meaning of poppycock

Noun

poppycock (usually uncountable, plural poppycocks)

  1. (colloquial, usually) foolish talk; nonsense.
    • That rumor is nothing but sheer poppycock.
    Synonyms:
    balderdash

Questions about poppycocks

What is poppycocks the plural of?
Poppycocks is the plural of poppycock.

Words near poppycocks in the dictionary

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

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