bosh

Foolish empty talk

Bosh is nonsense or foolish talk—something dismissed as worthless or untrue: That's utter bosh.

The word sounds slightly old-fashioned now, carrying a genteel ring of Victorian dismissiveness.

Someone might exclaim Bosh! to reject a claim outright.

nonsense

poppycock

Foolish or meaningless talk

twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
drivelSenseless, silly talk

malarkey · hogwash · claptrap · codswallop · hokum · piffle · baloney · humbug · rubbish · rot

absurdity

ridiculous

Inviting scorn through absurdity

preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable

silly · inane · nonsensical · outrageous · foolish · irrational · illogical · unreasonable · absurd · harebrained

dismissal

rejection

Denial of acceptance

rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
refutationDisproving a statement
denialRefusal to accept reality

scoff · pshaw · pfft · nay · veto · disbelief · skepticism · debunking · discrediting · deflation

Categories

nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
Bunkbaloney, bunk, bunkum, claptrap, codswallop
British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
blast furnaceshearth, shaft, stack, throat, taphole
Foundrysand casting, die casting, crucible, molten, ladles

Opposites

validity/truth

Accordance with reality

fact · reality · gospel truth · hard facts · gospel

intellectual quality

Perception or judgment

wisdom · reason · rationality · reasonableness · sensibleness

value and worth

Physical material with mass

profundity · significance · importance · gravitas · depth

Family

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