codswallop

Other forms of codswallop

plural

codswallops·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about codswallop

What does codswallop mean?

codswallop means "nonsensical talk or writing".

How many syllables are in codswallop?

codswallop has 3 syllables: cod-swal-lop. The stress falls on "cod".

What is another word for codswallop?

Close synonyms include folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is codswallop a common word?

codswallop is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.