Poppycock

n.

Heard in Tipperary

Complete nonsense or idle prattle uttered by someone talking through their hat.

Don't mind a word he says, it's all just poppycock and blather.

Posh English

Pay no heed to a single word he utters, it is entirely twaddle and idle chatter.

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