Codswallop and Hokeypokey

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Codswallop noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.

Usage example: a trendy London restaurant serving bizarre concoctions that anyone with a brain and a stomach would dismiss as codswallop

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Hokeypokey and codswallop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hokeypokey" instead a noun "Codswallop".

Hokeypokey noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.

Usage example: every year the legislature has to go through the same hokeypokey before it balances the state budget

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Codswallop and hokeypokey are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Codswallop" instead a noun "Hokeypokey".

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Hokeypokey and Codswallop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/codswallop/hokeypokey

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