This selection for “Poppycock” is pulled from entries that were tested and confirmed in puzzles where this clue appeared. Each one reflects common crossword logic tied to this phrasing.
Likely Answers:
- BALONEY
- ROT
- CLAPTRAP
- DRIVEL
- NONSENSE
- CODSWALLOP
- BILGE
- UTTERROT
- TRIPE
- FOOLISHNESS
- BALDERDASH
- ABSURDNESS
- HOOEY
- HOKUM
- TOSH
- TWADDLE
- PAP
- MUMBOJUMBO
- TOMMYROT
Synonyms and Definitions
BALONEY
- Synonyms: bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
ROT
- Synonyms: buncombe, bunk, bunkum, decompose, decomposition, guff, hogwash, molder, moulder, putrefaction, rotting, waste
- Definition: a condition of deterioration typically associated with a displeasing smell
CLAPTRAP
- Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant
- Definition: Overly showy or grandiose speech or composition
DRIVEL
- Synonyms: dribble, garbage, slabber, slaver, slobber
- Definition: a message of no value
NONSENSE
- Synonyms: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsensical, nonsensicality, trumpery
CODSWALLOP
- Synonyms: applesauce, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, wish-wash
- Definition: Writing or talk that makes no sense
BILGE
- Synonyms: bilge water, take in water
- Definition: Water gathered in the bottom part of a ship
TRIPE
- Synonyms: codswallop
- Definition: The stomach lining of a ruminant, particularly a cow, that is utilized as a food source.
FOOLISHNESS
- Synonyms: betise, craziness, folly, imbecility, madness, stupidity, unwiseness
BALDERDASH
- Synonyms: fiddle-faddle, piffle
ABSURDNESS
- Synonyms: absurdity, ridiculousness
HOOEY
- Synonyms: stuff, stuff and nonsense
HOKUM
- Synonyms: nonsense
- Definition: a communication that appears to hold no significance
TOSH
- Synonyms: baloney
- Definition: Writing or speech that is foolish or overly showy.
TWADDLE
- Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle
- Definition: Writing or talk that is pompous or foolish.
PAP
- Synonyms: mamilla, mammilla, nipple, pablum, soft diet, spoon food, teat, tit
TOMMYROT
- Definition: Writing or talk that is absurd or showy.
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- ROT also appears as an answer in Nonsense crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 letters.
- MUMBOJUMBO also appears as an answer in Jargon crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11 letters.