Associations to the word «Bilgewater»

Wiktionary

BILGEWATER, noun. (nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
BILGEWATER, noun. (slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

Dictionary definition

BILGEWATER, noun. Pretentious or silly talk or writing.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca