English

Noun

skimble-skamble stuff ‎(uncountable)

1. Nonsense, gibberish, mumbo-jumbo.
   • c. 1597, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1, act 3, sc. 1:

     Hotspur: . . . sometime he angers me

     With telling me of the mouldwarp and the ant,

     Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,

     And of a dragon and a finless fish,

     A clip-wing'd griffin and a moulten raven,

     A couching lion and a ramping cat,

     And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff

     As puts me from my faith.

   • 2008, John Mogan, Sacha, Max, and the Animals (page 191)

     He spoke some skimble-skamble stuff and I asked a couple of questions, and then I had to laugh.

Synonyms

• skimble-skamble (noun)
• See Wikisaurus:nonsense