Folly and Hogwash

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

Usage example: enough of this folly about moving to the Australian outback

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Hogwash and folly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hogwash" instead a noun "Folly".

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

Usage example: the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books

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Folly and hogwash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folly" instead a noun "Hogwash".

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