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 (bedeutungslos) or is made unintelligible (unverständlich) by excessive (übertrieben) use of technical terms. Kauderwelsch ist eine Sprache, die bedeutungslos ist oder durch übermäßigen Gebrauch von...

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...

Dingleberry

Dingleberry What is dingleberry in English? dingleberry in British English = 1. a type of cranberry native to the southeast of the USA. 2. derogatory, slang. a stupid person. Computer Storage: The old-fashioned way. Did you know that your smartphone has at least 100...

Flibbertigibbet

Flibbertigibbet Where did the word flibbertigibbet come from? Flibbertigibbet is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word flepergebet, meaning “gossip” or “chatterer” (others include flybbergybe, flibber de’ Jibb, and...

Flummoxed

Flummoxed This English slang word is an adjective: flummoxed. (Verblüfft). The slang word means to be bewildered or to be perplexed. Sample Sentence: “She became flummoxed and speechless after what she had heard.”   It may look like you are...