variants
also malarky
as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of malarkey
That’s some malarkey.
—
Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
And that’s no malarkey.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2021
Enough with the malarkey.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
The technology shown in the video is plausible, but basically everything else is a bunch of malarkey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2017
See all Example Sentences for malarkey 
Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
And that’s no malarkey.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2021
Enough with the malarkey.
—John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
The technology shown in the video is plausible, but basically everything else is a bunch of malarkey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2017
See all Example Sentences for malarkey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malarkey
Noun
-
Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
-
The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2024
-
Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
For me that’s always been identity, men, technology, and my own stupidity.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
-
Betting against Mahomes in a big game fits in nicely with all the stupidity going around.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Articles Related to malarkey
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2020
Pandemic was 2020's word of the year. Runners up include several words related to the coronavirus crisis.
Words of the Year: A Decade in Review
Let’s take a look at a decade in words.
The Good, The Bad, & The...
Some of the words that defined the week of December 6, 2019
Thesaurus Entries Near malarkey
Cite this Entry
“Malarkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malarkey. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share