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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Probably from twattle 'empty talk' (17-19 centuries)

twaddle

 noun
     
twad‧dle [uncountable]
informal something that someone has said or written that you think is stupid [= nonsense]:
I don't believe in all that twaddle about fate.
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