piffle

Example Sentences

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In 2004 Boris Johnson, now the UK's prime minister, was sacked from a shadow ministerial role for allegedly lying over an affair - something he had denied as an "inverted pyramid of piffle".

From BBC

Instead, the aftermath of the 27-year-old’s victory has been shrouded in the kind of bureaucratic piffle which turns people away from top-level sport.

From The Guardian

He added that the Conservative “source” represented a “pyramid of piffle.”

From Washington Post

Johnson, who was married at the time, had originally told reporters the claim was an “inverted pyramid of piffle.”

From Washington Post

Further DeChambeau piffle about the pace at which he walks to his ball being a mitigating factor is best treated with the contempt it deserves.

From The Guardian