ma·lar·key noun alsoma·lar·ky\məˈlärkē, -lȧkē, -ki\ (pluralmalarkeysalsomalarkies) Etymology: origin unknown : insincere or pretentious talk or writing designed to impress one and usually to distract attention from ulterior motives or actual conditions : nonsense < column after column of … unmitigated malarkey — Polly Adler > < masters of malarkey for the masses — Time >