Words For Nonsense

noun nonsense or foolishness; trivial or useless items

• The speaker dismissed the argument as mere folderol, devoid of any substance.
• Don't pay attention to all that folderol, it's just a distraction.
• Stop with all the folderol and get to the point already.
• The politician's promises were nothing but folderol, meant to deceive the public.

noun a rapid, unintelligible speech or chatter

verb to speak rapidly and unintelligibly

• The lecturer's speech was so full of gibber that it was hard to follow.
• I couldn't understand a word of what she was saying, it was all gibber to me.
• Stop talking gibberish, I have no idea what you're trying to say.
• His mind was filled with gibber, unable to focus on anything important.

noun nonsense or foolishness; worthless or false information

• The scientist dismissed the claims as hogwash due to lack of evidence.
• I can't believe you fell for that hogwash about aliens landing in the backyard.
• That conspiracy theory is total hogwash, don't waste your time on it.
• His promises of a better future turned out to be nothing but hogwash.

noun trivial or nonsensical talk or ideas

• The professor dismissed the student's argument as mere piffle.
• Don't listen to him, he's just talking piffle.
• Stop spouting that piffle, it's annoying.
• Her excuses were nothing but piffle in the face of the evidence.

noun nonsense or foolish talk; a foolish or ridiculous person

• The speaker's argument was filled with flapdoodle and lacked any substantial evidence.
• Don't listen to him, he's just talking flapdoodle.
• I can't believe she fell for that flapdoodle story.
• His excuses were nothing but flapdoodle to cover up his mistakes.

noun a person who talks at great length without making much sense

• The professor dismissed the student's argument as mere blatherskite.
• Stop talking blatherskite and get to the point.
• I can't stand that guy, he's always spouting blatherskite.
• Her mind was a whirlwind of blatherskite, making it hard to focus.

noun a term that does not have a specific definition in English, possibly a proper noun or a term in another language

• The donkra is a traditional instrument used in Ghanaian music.
• I heard the donkra playing at the festival last night.
• Let's jam out with the donkra tonight!
• His voice was deep and resonant, like the sound of a donkra drum.