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horsefeathers (noun)

horsefeathers /ˈhoɚsˌfɛðɚz/ noun

horsefeathers

/ˈhoɚsˌfɛðɚz/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of HORSEFEATHERS

[noncount] US, old-fashioned slang

: foolish or untrue words : nonsense

He thought the story was a lot of horsefeathers.

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