Used as an exclamation, = rubbish! nonsense! Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > nonsense! [interjection] (28) strawc1412 Used as an exclamation, = rubbish! nonsense! Obsolete. tilly-vallya1529 An exclamation of impatience: Nonsense! fiddlesticks! flam-flirt1590 (cf. flim-flam-flirt, n.) nonsense. fiddlestick1600 Hence as int. An exclamation equivalent to Nonsense! fiddle-de-dee! Often in plural. Also, fiddlestick's end! fiddle-faddle1671 Nonsense! Bosh! stuff1701 What is worthless; rubbish. (Originally a contextual use of sense 7, with disparaging epithet or… Worthless ideas, discourse, or writing; nonsense… snuff1725 = stuff, n.1 8b. fudge1766 Stuff and nonsense! Bosh! fiddlededeea1784 Nonsense! rats1816 Expressing frustration, disappointment, or annoyance; ‘drat’, ‘blast’; (also) expressing incredulity or disagreement; ‘rubbish’, ‘nonsense’. havers1825 Expressing disbelief or dismissal (of a statement, idea, etc.): ‘nonsense’, ‘rubbish’. humbug1825 Deception, pretence, sham; used interjectionally = ‘stuff and nonsense!’. gammon1827 Expressing dismissive irritation and disbelief, in response to a statement which one thinks false or intended to deceive: ‘rubbish’, ‘nonsense’… rubbish1839 Chiefly in response to a statement with which one disagrees: ‘nonsense!’ pickles1846 In plural. slang (originally and chiefly British). Nonsense, an absurd statement; something ridiculous, or of no account. Frequently as int.… rot1846 slang. Ridiculous or nonsensical talk or ideas; nonsense, rubbish. Also: pointless or fatuous activity. Also as int. Cf. tommyrot, n. skittle1864 colloquial. Nonsense; rubbish. Also used interjectionally. slush1869 Rubbishy discourse or literature. Also gen., nonsense, drivel; sentimental rubbish. Also as int. flapdoodle1878 Nonsense; ‘bosh’; humbug. Also as int. quatsch1907 Nonsense, rubbish. Frequently used as an exclamation to express dismissal of a statement. phooey1908 Expressing rejection, cursory dismissal (of a proposition, idea, etc.), disagreement, or disapproval. tommyrot1931 Nonsense, rubbish, balderdash. Also as int. balls1938 Expressing annoyance: ‘damn, blast’. Also expressing disbelief or dismissal: ‘nonsense, rubbish’. Cf. bollocks, int. no shit1939 As a response expressing surprise or incredulity: ‘Is that so?’ Cf. shit, n. 4a. bollocks1940 Expressing frustration, regret, or annoyance: ‘damn’, ‘blast’. Also expressing disbelief or dismissal (of a statement, idea, etc.): ‘nonsense’… phonus-bolonus1955 Nonsense, exaggeration; insincerity; fraud, trickery. Also occasionally as int. hockey1961 Expressing disagreement with or dismissal of a statement, idea, etc. Usually with modifier, esp. in bull hockey, horse hockey. leave it out!1969 transitive. British slang. In imperative. leave it out!: stop it! esp. stop talking nonsense! come off it! |
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