tommyrot

[tom-ee-rot] / ˈtɒm iˌrɒt /

NOUN

nonsense

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity babble balderdash baloney bananas blather bombast bull bunk bunkum claptrap drivel fatuity folly foolishness garbage gibberish hogwash hooey idiocy imprudence inanity irrationality jazz jive madness palaver piffle poppycock prattle ranting rashness rigmarole rot rubbish scrawl scribble senselessness silliness stupidity thoughtlessness tomfoolery trash tripe twaddle

WEAK

hot air ludicrousness mumbo jumbo soft soap

Antonyms

STRONG

sense seriousness truth wisdom

Example Sentences

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Safonoff says turns out to be as idiotic a dream as all this tommyrot of yours?”

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“Oh, tommyrot,” said Ned in deep disgust, listening in all seriousness to the girls’ banter.

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I hate honor, and noblesse oblige, and all such tommyrot.

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Of course it 207 was all perfect tommyrot, but, just the same—well, it did sound like music!

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Well"—his smile broadened—"deductive faculty—Sherlock Holmes—Dupin—that sort of tommyrot, you know.

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