Poppycock

Poppycock

:"Poppycock" - from the Dutch pappekak, which literally means soft dung or diarrhea (from Dutch pap pap + kak dung) - is an interjection meaning "nonsense" or "balderdash".

Poppycock is a brand of candied popcorn. Though it is marketed in a variety of combinations, the original mixture consists of clusters of popcorn, almonds and pecans covered in a candy glaze. Other specialty combinations include mixtures with emphasis on cashews, chocolate and pecans. [ [http://www.lincolnsnacks.com/poppycock/flavors.asp Poppycock flavors] from Poppycock website]

Poppycock is the invention of Howard Vair, proprietor of a small specialty candy store in Detroit, Michigan. According to company history, Vair created Poppycock clusters over 50 years ago as a snack to take along on tedious road trips through the Midwest. [http://www.lincolnsnacks.com/poppycock/history.asp Poppycock history] from Poppycock website]

In 1960, Warner, a Swiss company bought the rights to Poppycock and moved production to their Villa Park, Illinois facility. In 1991, the Lincoln Snacks Company acquired Poppycock.

According to packaging materials, Poppycock uses a special yellow mushroom variety for their popcorn, which is exclusively grown for them.

ee also

*Cracker Jack
*Screaming Yellow Zonkers
*Fiddle Faddle
*Crunch 'n Munch
*Tomfoolery

References

External links

* [http://www.lincolnsnacks.com/poppycock Poppycock website]


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  • poppycock — 1865, probably from Du. dialect pappekak, from M.Du. pappe soft dung (see PAP (Cf. pap)) + kak dung, from L. cacare to excrete …   Etymology dictionary

  • poppycock — *nonsense, twaddle, drivel, bunk, balderdash, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • poppycock — [n] nonsense babble, balderdash*, baloney*, bull*, bunk*, drivel, empty talk, foolery, foolishness, gibberish, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, jive*, malarkey, mumbo jumbo*, palaver, prattle, rubbish, silliness, trash*; concepts 230,388,633 …   New thesaurus

  • poppycock — ► NOUN informal ▪ nonsense. ORIGIN Dutch dialect pappekak, from pap soft + kak dung …   English terms dictionary

  • poppycock — ☆ poppycock [päp′ē käk΄ ] n. [Du pappekak, lit., soft dung] Informal foolish talk; nonsense …   English World dictionary

  • poppycock — n. nonsense. (From Dutch.) □ I’ve heard enough of your poppycock. □ That’s nothing but poppycock …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • poppycock —    (POP pee kok) [Dutch: soft dung] Nonsense; hogwash; humbug; pretentious talk.    This is just so much literary poppycock …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • poppycock — noun (U) old fashioned nonsense: He s talking absolute poppycock! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • poppycock — noun Etymology: Dutch dialect pappekak, literally, soft dung, from Dutch pap pap + kak dung Date: 1865 empty talk or writing ; nonsense …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • poppycock — poppycockish, adj. /pop ee kok /, n. nonsense; bosh. [1840 50, Amer.; perh. < D pappekak, equiv. to pappe PAP1 + kak excrement] Syn. balderdash, bunk, hogwash, rubbish. * * * …   Universalium

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