twaddle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtwɒd(ə)l/
informal

noun

[mass noun]
  • trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense: he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle

verb

[no object] archaic
  • talk or write in a trivial or foolish way: what is that old fellow twaddling about?

Derivatives

twaddler

noun

Origin:

late 18th century: alteration of earlier twattle, of unknown origin