stuff and nonsense



stuff and nonsense

foolishness; foolish talk. Come on! Don't give me all that stuff and nonsense! I don't understand this book. It's all stuff and nonsense as far as I am concerned.
See also: and, nonsense, stuff

stuff and nonsense

Utter foolishness or absurdity, as in Stuff and nonsense, of course I can pack a suitcase. Often used as an interjection, this idiom employs stuff in the sense of "rubbish." It was first recorded in 1749.
See also: and, nonsense, stuff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lusine-Armenian
ImogenIM-ə-jənEnglish (British)
RickeyRIK-eeEnglish
RiinaREE:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Jamie['dʒeimi]
Reed[ri:d]