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twaddle.

Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtwɒdəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɑdəl/General-American
  1. Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

    uncountable
    You're talking a load of twaddle. Get your facts straight, man!
  2. One who twaddles; a twaddler.

    countable
Where this word comes from

An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin.

verb/ˈtwɒdəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɑdəl/General-American
  1. To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.

Where this word comes from

An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin.

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