tosh

Rubbish, in London

Tosh is British slang for nonsense or rubbish—worthless talk or ideas: That's complete tosh.

The word dismisses something as foolish or untrue, similar to "balderdash" or "bunk" but more casual.

It appears mainly in British English and sounds slightly dated or playful to American ears.

nonsense

balderdash

Senseless talk or writing

hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
twaddleTrivial, foolish talk

gibberish · malarkey · claptrap · blather · rubbish · codswallop · bunkum · piffle · drivel · hokum

babble

prattle

Trivial, prolonged speech

blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently

chatter · yammer · gabble · ramble · waffle · droning · nattering · wittering · waffling · burbling

whimsy

falderal

Trivial nonsense or ornament

folderolTrivial or senseless matter
fiddle-faddleTrivial nonsense or fussing
flummeryNonsense or oat pudding

frippery · frivolity · silliness · foolishness · tomfoolery · nonsensicality · absurdity · daftness

Categories

nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
rubbishtrash, garbage, junk, litter, refuse
minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang

Opposites

truth and validity

Accordance with reality

fact · reality · verity · accuracy · correctness

intellectual quality

Good judgment from experience

sense · truth · fact · good sense · reason

value and substance

Physical material with mass

profundity · insight · depth · gravitas · significance

Phrases

pish toshExclamation dismissing foolishness
Peter Tosh

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