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tom·my·rot

 (tŏm′ē-rŏt′)
n. Informal
Utter foolishness; nonsense.
[Dialectal tommy, fool (from Tommy, nickname for Thomas) + rot.]
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tommyrot

(ˈtɒmɪˌrɒt)
n
utter nonsense; tomfoolery
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tom•my•rot

(ˈtɒm iˌrɒt)

n.
nonsense; utter foolishness.
[1880–85; tommy simpleton (see tomfool) + rot]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tommyrot - pretentious or silly talk or writingtommyrot - pretentious or silly talk or writing
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
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tommyrot

noun
Informal. Something that does not have or make sense:
balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.
Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.
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tommyrot

[ˈtɒmɪrɒt] N → tonterías fpl
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