phedinkus

noun

1. (nonce-word, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Nonsense, malarkey

   “If I have all the tears that are shed on Broadway by guys in love, I will have enough salt water to start an opposition ocean to the Atlantic and Pacific, with enough left over to run the Great Salt Lake out of business. But I wish to say I never shed any of these tears personally, because I am never in love, and furthermore, barring a bad break, I never expect to be in love, for the way I look at it love is strictly the old phedinkus, and I tell the little guy as much.”

   “Like yur Uncle Shen, or whatsis phedinkus name. Yur fightin a big street lummox who kicks.”