Kalmar “malarky” suna ce da ake amfani da ita wajen yin nuni ga wani abu da ake gane shi a matsayin shirme, wauta, ko wuce gona da iri ko zance na bata. Hakanan yana iya kwatanta wani abu da ake nufi don yaudara ko yaudara. Synonyms na "malarky" sun haɗa da shirme, baloney, bunk, hogwash, da claptrap.
