Garbage
Garbage noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: she was just talking garbage when she said that she was taking a loss on the sale of the house
Humbug and garbage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humbug" instead a noun "Garbage".
Nearby Word: garb
Humbug
Humbug noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: those UFO stories are a lot of humbug
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