canc

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Czech

Noun

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  1. drivel, claptrap, balderdash

Usage notes

  • Refers to a single foolish statement, idea etc. Used in the plural cancy to mean a speach consisting of more such instances:
    Nevykládej nám takové cancy! ― Don't tell us such drivel!

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kanką (“laughter”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gang-, *ganǵ- (“to mock, insult”).

Pronunciation

Noun

canc n

  1. jeering; scorn; derision
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