What does "twaddle" mean?
Twaddle: To talk a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst.
Additional senses
- 2.Silly talk; gabble; fustian. I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists now-a-days. T. Hughes.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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