Word: poppycock
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...considered the entire athletic picture and in so doing has been forced to soft pedal the principles of the Ivy League, which has become an ivory tower for athletic amateurism. Yet for the very reason that he deals with the sports world at large, his proposals cannot be called poppycock. Problems he considers are problems the new league has already defined and is in the process of solving...
...poppycock," Lerner said yesterday in denying the Legion's charges. "There is absolutely nothing in my record that I'm the least bit ashamed...
...muckamuck, the Chinook words meaning "plenty to eat," into a high-muck-a-muck, a "person of importance." From the German gunsmiths of Pennsylvania came rifle, probably out of riffel, the word for groove. The Dutch produced koekje (cookies); and their word for dung-pappekak-eventually turned into poppycock...
...seems to me that you are a frustrated old man who wishes he could have been successful. When you write such poppycock as was in the back section of the paper you work for it shows conclusively that you're off the beam and at least four of your ulcers are at work. Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below...