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
Folderol
Folderol noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them
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