Etymology

poppycock

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Today it means: foolish talk; nonsense. Full definition →

Dutch pappekak ← Middle Dutch pappe
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The story

  1. Middle Dutch · derived frompappe“soft food”
  2. Dutch · borrowed frompappekak
  3. English todaypoppycock

Borrowed from Dutch pappekak, from Middle Dutch pappe (“soft food”) + kak (“dung, excrement”).

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