Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
Tony: I was not. Sidney: Don’t give me that old codswallop. You were counting your money.
Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
Unknown. Attested from a 1959 episode of the UK TV series Hancock's Half Hour. The writers (Galton and Simpson) state that the phrase was in general use when the show was broadcast. A national TV appe...
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