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balderdash

How many syllables in balderdash?

  3 syllables

Divide balderdash into syllables:   bal-der-dash
Stressed syllable in balderdash:   bal-der-dash
How to pronounce balderdash:   bawl-der-dash
How to say balderdash:

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Synonyms for balderdash


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      What rhymes with balderdash

      2 syllables
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