Poppycock (3 letters)

{ Answer }

ROT

{ Related Clues }

Balderdash
Baloney
Bosh
Bosh!
Buncombe
Bunk
Claptrap
Corruption
Decay
Decompose
Drivel
Dry ___
Flummery
"Hogwash!"
Hooey
Molder
Nonsense
Nonsense!
Rubbish!
Trumpery
Become unusable
Degenerate badly
Go bad
Go to seed
"Oh, darn!"
Pure baloney
Raise a stink?
Tommy chaser

{ Tags }

bad, balderdash, baloney, become, bosh, bunk, decay, deteriorate, dry, go, hogwash, nonsense, poppycock, problem, raise, rot, rubbish, stink, tommy, trumpery, twaddle

{ Notes }

The answer ROT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ROT as a noun:

1. (putrefaction, rot) = a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

2. (decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction) = (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

3. (bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash) = unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

ROT as a verb:

1. (decompose, rot, molder, moulder) = break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

2. (waste, rot) = waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"