Meaning of horsetwaddle | Babel Free
Examples
““I don’t deserve⟳ the credit. You’re the one who discovered the principles, based on what you've experienced over the years.” “But it was you who—” “Oh, horsetwaddle! Do you really believe⟳ in spirits materializing from oil-lamps? It’s far more likely, lad, that you dreamed the whole thing up.””
“NBC has also not provided preview tapes of “Nick & Hillary,” indicating that they don’t want⟳ critics, but you, the audience, to decide⟳ its fate. Well, sheepfeathers and horsetwaddle! I thought you, the audience, had already decided what to do with “Tattinger’s,” and that was to place⟳ it in the dumpster and get⟳ the health department to padlock the doors. P-yooie, you said. But NBC apparently doesn’t want⟳ to hear⟳ from you, the audience, who wanted to stop⟳ NBC from canceling “St. Elsewhere.””
“It’s all techno an’ awlturnative horsetwaddle, an’ there jest ain’t no way true Wrangler-wearin’ line-dancin’ folks would ever be caught dead bein’ entertained by sumthin’ like⟳ that.”
“(This kind of agenda can easily degenerate into pretentiousness and self-righteousness and condescending horsetwaddle, but the agenda itself is large-hearted and fine.)”
“So you punish⟳ yourself, in subtle ways, every day, because you find⟳ yourself listening to this horsetwaddle.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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