flapdoodle

== English == === Alternative forms === flamdoodle, flap-doodle, flap doodle, doodleflap, flipdoodle === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflæpˌduːdl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈflæpˌdud(ə)l/ === Noun === flapdoodle (countable and uncountable, plural flapdoodles) (uncountable) Nonsense. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense (countable) Thingamabob. (countable) A speaker or writer of nonsense. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flapdoodle (third-person singular simple present flapdoodles, present participle flapdoodling, simple past and past participle flapdoodled) To con; to deceive with nonsense. === See also === fadoodle === Further reading === Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Flapdoodle”, in World Wide Words.