here<\/a>).<\/p>\nExample Usage<\/h1>\n
\u201cTell me the truth and stop talking codswallop\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything that just came out of your mouth is pure codswallop\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is full of codswallop, literally nothing he says is based on facts\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cForget about rubbish, your ideas are worse than fantasy, they are codswallop\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat movie was a load of codswallop, so we just left\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prime minister spews nothing but codswallop when it comes to important issues\u201d.<\/p>\n
Origin<\/h2>\n
The origin of the phrase codswallop is largely up for debate. Many believe that the phrase has relation to Hiram Codd, a man who made a process for bottling soft drinks and lemonade in the 1870s. In Codd\u2019s process, a glass bottle was shaken with a stopper in the neck causing the pressure in the bottle to form a seal for his soft drinks. Furthermore, wallop is a term for beer. Beer drinkers may have termed watered down and weak beer as Codd\u2019s wallop to state it was too similar to a soft drink to be a beer. However, this account can be contested as the term codswallop was not recorded until the late 1950s, quite a long time after the Codd\u2019s bottling process was at the height of its relevance.<\/p>\n
Another potential explanation was the use of the word cod. It was used in Northern England to represent a scam, illusion, or hoax. Along with the former explanation for the watered-down or weak beer, this pairing of \u201ccod\u201d and \u201cwallop\u201d make a combination meaning a beer that is a scam. Regardless of the origin, the term codswallop appeared to pick up recognition in the late 1950s and continues to be used in decades since.<\/p>\n
Phrases Similar to Codswallop<\/h1>\n\n- Poppycock<\/li>\n
- Fiddle-faddle<\/li>\n
- Bull-crap\/BS<\/li>\n
- Balderdash<\/li>\n
- Rubbish<\/li>\n
- Tomfoolery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Phrases opposite to Codswallop<\/h2>\n\n- Levelheaded<\/li>\n
- Horse sense<\/li>\n
- Wise as a serpent<\/li>\n
- Really sharp<\/li>\n
- Smart cookie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What is The Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n\n- Codswallop<\/li>\n
- Historically- Codd\u2019s Wallop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ways People May Incorrectly Say Codswallop<\/h1>\n\n- Cod swallow up<\/li>\n
- Caught wallop<\/li>\n
- Caught up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Acceptable Ways to Phrase Codswallop<\/h2>\n\n- In my opinion, that entire report is nothing but a load of codswallop.<\/li>\n
- It\u2019s all just codswallop in my view.<\/li>\n
- Tom and I both agree that it\u2019s a right load of codswallop, it is.<\/li>\n
- I have only ever heard sparkly codswallop from you mate.<\/li>\n
- That color combination is pure codswallop Julia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you have ever felt like you are being lied to, deceived, or are hearing some nonsense, then I may have a phrase for you. Despite its whimsical-sounding name, this phrase cuts through what is untrue and calls it out with authority. The phrase codswallop calls out words or ideas for being silly, foolish, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5483,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5174\/revisions\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}