MALARKEY

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The politician’s grand promises about solving the city’s problems within a month were dismissed as pure malarkey by the jaded electorate, who had heard similar empty pledges before.

(noun) Insincere, foolish, or exaggerated talk or writing. It can be used to dismiss something as nonsense, rubbish, or empty rhetoric, often with a touch of skepticism or disbelief.

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