Poppycock

Poppycock What is a poppycock in British slang? Poppycock is a word that originated in the United States in the mid-1800s, though England embraced the word soon after. Poppycock means nonsense, rubbish, silliness, something that is ridiculous or nonsensical. NOTE:...

Gobbledygook

Gobbledygook gobbledygook is a language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms. Sample Sentence: “I have had reams of financial gobbledygook to wade through.” NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the...

Tenterhooks

Tenterhooks “On tenterhooks” means waiting nervously for something to happen. The word tenter means “a frame used for drying and stretching cloth” and is related to tent, so being “on tenterhooks” compares the tenseness of the stretched fabric to the tension of...