Claptrap
Claptrap noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: the idea that you can get a cold from not dressing warmly is claptrap
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Fiddle and Claptrap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claptrap/fiddle
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