Meaning of malarkey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Nonsense; rubbish.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through.”

“Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust⟳ a lawyer no further than I could throw⟳ a case of Scotch.”

“It's a lot of mallarky for mothers, sisters, and sweethearts to ask⟳ "Laddie, when you're far away will you think⟳ of me?" The answer⟳ is NO! The girls who teach⟳ the soldier boys are kept busy as a bee. It's the soldier boys who pay⟳.”

“She shrugged. "I've told you all I know⟳." / "Mallarky. You haven't even begun to spill⟳ and you know⟳ it."”

“If I told you that we had launched the glove washing program⟳ without effort it would be purely malarkey. Right off the bat we had some squawks about dermatitis.”

“'Smuggling,' she said. 'has a fine romantic ring⟳ about it—once aboard the lugger, you heave ho and all that kind of malarky. [...]'”

“Save⟳ that malarkey for those old fossils at Midas Creek! You're aiming at the pot. So am I. I'm in control⟳, but you and your infernal luck could upset⟳ the applecart.”

“But, Tony, this has got to stay⟳ within the Department. None of our FBIers or state troopers or all them other malarkeys get⟳ to hear⟳ a word of it.”

“But I'm not havin' this film mallarky. I'm takin' no memories wi' me.”

“A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget⟳ the obvious: that it involves no skill to come⟳ in on time and under budget if the schedule⟳ and budget are generous enough.”

“"No. She was going through a Kramer vs. Kramer kind of thing at the time. You know⟳, a sort⟳ of I-want-to-find-out-who-I-am malarkey." / "And did she find⟳ out who she was?" / "Not really. I don't know⟳ if anyone really does, do they?"”

“"An underwater tunnel!" he exclaimed. "A connection between two seas! Who ever heard of such malarkey!"”

“This book isn't about the application process⟳ itself – how best to complete⟳ your UCAS form⟳, what the codes are for exam awarding bodies, what to say⟳ in interviews and all that mullarkey.”

“That's a bunch of malarkey piled on malarkey. I knew the minute I saw⟳ you there was something special about you, [...]”

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