bukan-bukanBahasa Indonesia

nonsense, absurd, absurdity, airheaded, baloney

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Noun

A message that seems to convey no meaning

English: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

Ornamental objects of no great value

English: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery

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A ludicrous folly

English: absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness

Bahasa: kebodohan, kekonyolan, karut, kedunguan

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2 more noun senses

Pretentious or silly talk or writing

English: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

Bahasa: kebodohan, karut, pandir, kedunguan, temberang, omong kosong

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Adjective

Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

English: absurd

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Lacking seriousness, given to frivolity

English: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly

Bahasa: mengarut, gila-gila

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Fanciful and unrealistic, foolish

English: fantastic, wild

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