- malarkey
- • stuff, nonsense. May have come from the Irish word 'mullachan meaning 'strongly built boy' or 'ruffian'.
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Malarkey — may refer to: Donald Malarkey (born 1921), an American soldier who fought in World War II Gary Malarkey (born 1953), a former Australian rules footballer John Malarkey (1872 1949), an American baseball pitcher, mainly with the Washington Senators … Wikipedia
malarkey — also malarky, lies and exaggerations, 1924, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. It also is a surname … Etymology dictionary
malarkey — ► NOUN informal ▪ nonsense. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
malarkey — ☆ malarkey or malarky [mə lär′kē ] n. [< ?] Slang insincere, meaningless, or deliberately misleading talk; nonsense … English World dictionary
malarkey — ma|lar|key [məˈla:ki US ˈla:r ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from the family name Malarkey] informal things which you think are silly or untrue = ↑nonsense ▪ I m not interested in all this scientific malarkey. ▪ You don t believe in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
malarkey — n. (slang) nonsense (just) plain; pure, sheer malarkey * * * [mə lɑːkɪ] pure sheer malarkey (slang) [ nonsense ] (just) plain … Combinatory dictionary
malarkey — /meuh lahr kee/, n. Informal. speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey. Also, malarky. [1925 30, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
malarkey — noun (mass/uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish. I decided it was a bunch of malarkey and stopped reading about halfway through … Wiktionary
Malarkey — Recorded in many spellings including O Mullarkey, Mullarkey, Malarkey, Mollarkey, Earc, and even Herrick, this is a famous Irish surname. It is perhaps surprisingly, a surname of religious origins, the first nameholder being a follower or devotee … Surnames reference
malarkey — n Nonsense. He said he aced the chem exam. What malarkey! 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
malarkey — See a bunch of malarkey … English idioms
