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Silliness vs Balderdash - What's the difference?

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Silliness is a related term of balderdash.


As nouns the difference between silliness and balderdash

is that silliness is (uncountable) that which is perceived as silly or frivolous while balderdash is senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

As a verb balderdash is

(archaic) to mix or adulterate.

silliness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.
  • (countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.

    • 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.

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