bilgewater

English

Etymology

bilge +‎ water

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪldʒwɔtɚ/

Noun

bilgewater (usually uncountable, plural bilgewaters)

(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

Synonyms

(nonsense): tosh; gibberish; gobbledegook

Translations

nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship

Dutch: kielwater n, ruimwater n
Finnish: pilssivesi (fi)

Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἄντλος m (ántlos)

slang: nonsense

Catalan: estirabot (ca) m
Dutch: onzin (nl) c, flauwe kul c

Finnish: höpöpuhe

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