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Referent vs Balderdash - What's the difference?

referent | balderdash |

As nouns the difference between referent and balderdash

is that referent is referee (person who gives a reference) while balderdash is senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

As a verb balderdash is

(archaic) to mix or adulterate.

referent

English

(wikipedia referent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
  • That which is referenced.

    • Derived terms

    * absent referent

    Related terms

    * refer * reference

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    balderdash

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  • (archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
  • * Taylor (Drink and Welcome )
    • Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash .

    Synonyms

    * bunk, drivel, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle * see

    Verb

  • (archaic) To mix or adulterate.
  • * Smollett
    • The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash , and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.

    References