Codswallop Word Meaning

Etymology:

1920s (in old sense ‘overly talkative woman, gossip’): probably an alteration of cod walloper ‘person who deals in or handles fish’, also ‘foolish person’. The current sense was popularized and possibly coined by British writers Alan Simpson and Ray Galton in the comedy series Hancock's Half Hour in the late 1950s

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

nonsense

Short Definition:

nonsense

Examples:

• I think that's a right load of old codswallop