a crock

a crock

An obvious lie. The accusation that Peter stole the money from the register is such a crock! He's the most trustworthy and honest man I've ever met. He never came, so his promise to help us was clearly a crock! Oh, that rumor is a crock—there's no way we're getting a raise like that.
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crock

verb

crock

1. n. nonsense. (From crock (of shit).) What a crock! You don’t know what you are talking about!
2. n. a drunkard. Give the old crock some money, anything to get him outa here before he barfs or something.
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