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bushwa collapse

malarkey collapse

poppycock collapse

stage presence collapse

hooey collapse

baloney collapse: pretentious or silly talk or writing

bosh collapse

miming collapse

personation collapse

piffle collapse: act in a trivial or ineffective way

hoke collapse

scat collapse: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

impersonation collapse: imitating the mannerisms of another person

mimicry collapse: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

performing collapse

bullshit collapse: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"; talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"

bop collapse: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940); dance the bebop

hogwash collapse

guff collapse

buffoonery collapse: acting like a clown or buffoon

tripe collapse: lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food

playacting collapse

eyewash collapse

buncombe collapse

balls collapse

playing collapse: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation; the act of playing a musical instrument

crap collapse: obscene terms for feces

hot air collapse: air that has been heated and tends to rise

bilge collapse: where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom; water accumulated in the bilge of a ship; take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"; cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"

bunkum collapse

bunk collapse: a rough bed (as at a campsite); a long trough for feeding cattle; unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements); provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

trumpery collapse

portrayal collapse: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

claptrap collapse

moonshine collapse: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash; distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

blather collapse: foolish gibberish

mummery collapse: meaningless ceremonies and flattery

nonsense collapse: a message that seems to convey no meaning

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

flam collapse

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