Complete Definition of "malarkey"

English

Alternative spellings
malarky
mullarkey

Etymology
Unknown

Usage note
Considered a very white word in the United States, its usage is stereotypically associated with people of Irish and Italian descent over 50.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ki|-��(r)ki

Noun
Wikisaurus-link|nonsense
en-noun|-

  1. (mass/uncountable) nonsense|Nonsense; rubbish.

#: ''I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through.

Translations

German: Quatsch m, Unsinn m, Unfug m, Mumpitz m, Humbug m
Spanish: payasadas f|p, majaderías f|p, sandeces f|p
Greek: malakies f|p, malakia f, propably the origin of malarky .

Category:Unknown etymology

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Revision and Credits for"malarkey"
  • 2007-12-13 22:02 - 128.197.11.30 - Undo revision 3369503 by [[Special:Contributions/Sewnmouthsecret|Sewnmouthsecret]] ([[User talk:Sewnmouthsecret|Talk]])

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