pickles

n. vegetables, usually small cucumbers, that have been kept in vinegar or salt water to give them a sour taste.

n. vegetables, most commonly cucumbers, that have been preserved in a solution of brine or vinegar. Usually plural when referring to the individual items.

“He always adds extra pickles to his burger for a sour, crunchy taste.”

“The deli serves artisanal pickles that have been fermented in oak barrels for several months to develop a complex, tangy profile.”

n. silly talk or ideas that do not make sense.

n. a colloquial term for nonsense or folly. Uncountable in this sense.

“Don't listen to him; he's just talking pickles again.”

“The elderly man dismissed the modern political theories as absolute pickles, much to the amusement of his grandchildren.”

Informal · Dialect