Unscramble

c 3 o 1 d 2 s 1 w 4 a 1 l 1 l 1 o 1 p 3

10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun nonsensical talk or writing

originUnknown. Attested from a 1959 episode of the UK TV series Hancock's Half Hour. The writers (Galton and Simpson) state that the phrase was in general use when the show was broadcast. A national TV appeal in the UK in 2006 failed to find earlier references, though a humorous newspaper column from 1947 does use the fictional name "Sir Aubrey Codswallop". Originally written (1963) codswallop; the…

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