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A.Word.A.Day--malarkey malarkey (muh-LAR-kee) noun, also malarky 1. Misleading speech or writing. 2. Nonsense; foolishness. [Of unknown origin.] "Malarkey is not uncommon out in this neck of the woods. Anyone keeping up with B.C. politics, fast cat ferries, the Vancouver Stock Exchange, leaky condos or the Canucks making a playoff run has bought a load of it at one time. Some of it we're still paying off on the malarkey instalment plan." Mark Laba; Sleight of Tongue; Vancouver Province (Canada); Oct 24, 2002. "More than half a million people take to the streets to enjoy the fireworks spectacle but it is a family audience, without any of the Scottish alcohol-fuelled malarkey." Mike J Wilson; Bright Lights, Party City; The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland); Jan 17, 2004. This week's theme: miscellaneous words. X-Bonus The bluebird carries the sky on his back. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

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