Have you ever heard anyone say, "That's a load of poppycock! Mid 19th century: from Dutch dialect pappekak, from pap ‘soft’ + kak ‘dung’. ... @gijsje
My composition is not exactly poppycock as I love the last remaining poppy standing up beside our lemon tree.
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Free Friday dessert at our Club was the most delicious strudel and cream!
And poppycock either comes from a Dutch dialect word for “soft poop,” or from the old Dutch expression 'zo fijn als gemalen poppenstront' — literally “as fine as powdered doll's excrement.” This expression means that you are extreme strictly religious.
FAV This is a very pleasing composition And whimsical with the addition of the rooster! How entertaining to be learning the origin of the words you are photographing
Yes poppycock but not used these days much if at all. My grandfather used to use that word lots. It’s poppycock he used to say! Your pudding sounds heavenly!
Certainly not an unfamiliar phrase - I may have used it a few times myself in the past. When you divide the word into its component parts as you have done with this picture, it does sound ridiculous.
August 1st, 2020
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