stuff and nonsense
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stuff and nonsense (uncountable)
- rubbish, foolishness, poppycock
- 1859, George Eliot , “The Bitter Waters Spread”, in Adam Bede In Three Volumes">…], volume III, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book fifth, page 99:
- "Stuff and nonsense!" said Bartle, forgetting in his irritation to whom he was speaking—"I beg your pardon, sir; I mean it's stuff and nonsense for the innocent to care about her being hanged. "
- 1865 November (indicated as 1866), Lewis Carroll , “Alice’s Evidence”, in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 187:
- “It’s a pun!” the King added in an angry tone, and everybody laughed. ¶ “Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. ¶ “No, no!” said the Queen. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards.” ¶ “Stuff and nonsense!” said Alice loudly. “The idea of having the sentence first!”
- 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen , “Ashiepattle and the King’s Hares”, in H. L. Brækstad, transl., Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 177:
- "This is all stuff and nonsense," said the king; "I shall have to go myself, if we are to get this confounded whistle from him. "
- 1908 June, L M Montgomery, “The Story Club is Formed”, in Anne of Green Gables, Boston, Mass.: L C Page & Company, published August 1909 (11th printing), →OCLC, page 290:
- I wrote it last Monday evening. It's called 'The Jealous Rival; or, in Death Not Divided.' I read it to Marilla and she said it was stuff and nonsense. Then I read it to Matthew and he said it was fine. That is the kind of critic I like.
- 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Blurring of the Lines”, in The Poison Belt Being an Account of another Adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr. E. D. Malone, the discoverers of “The Lost World”">…], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 21:
- "Have you seen his letter in the Times?" I asked. / "What was it?" / "Stuff and nonsense!" said Summerlee, harshly. / "Well, it's at the bottom of this oxygen business, or I am mistaken," said I. / "Stuff and nonsense!" cried Summerlee again, with quite unnecessary violence.
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- See: Thesaurus:nonsense