单词	hooey
释义	hooey noun hoo·​ey ˈhü-ē  informal : nonsense What sort of melodramatic hooey is this? Brock Yates Pretentious, contrived hooey, purporting to show and tell how all teens have the same—gulp—feelings. Stephen Schaefer Allen's opinion is that the figures the bowling establishment touts are, in a word, hooey. Frank Deford —often used in phrases like a bunch of hooey and a load of hooey Here's somebody, surely, who'd never try to sell you a bunch of hooey. David Gates… there's only one way to describe it: It's a load of hooey. — The Animals AdvocateAs usual, the fight scenes are powerful, but Rocky's total fall from grace … and the street-fight finale are just a lot of Hollywood hooey. Ed Weiner Synonyms applesauce [slang] balderdash baloney boloney beans bilge blah blah-blah blarney blather blatherskite blither bosh bull [slang] bunk bunkum buncombe claptrap codswallop [British] crapola [slang] crock drivel drool fiddle fiddle-faddle fiddlesticks flannel [British] flapdoodle folderol falderal folly foolishness fudge garbage guff hogwash hokeypokey hokum hoodoo horsefeathers [slang] humbug humbuggery jazz malarkey malarky moonshine muck nerts [slang] nonsense nuts piffle poppycock punk rot rubbish senselessness silliness slush stupidity taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh trash trumpery twaddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Don't waste your money on that book—it's a lot of hooey. stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey Recent Examples on the Web The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey. Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2019 But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey. M. Carrie Allan, sacbee, 23 Jan. 2018 But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey. M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, 23 Jan. 2018 The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey. David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018 There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 July 2017 John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, and not the most substantial waffle in the breakfast buffet, has been particularly energetic in slinging this hooey at the American people. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 July 2017 And that 38 percent believes accusations that Trump's campaign conspired with Russian hackers and spies to influence the election's outcome -- and the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the election -- are nothing but hooey. Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 15 June 2017 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1912, in the meaning defined above hooey noun as in nonsense language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nonsense nuts garbage blah rubbish silliness poppycock drool hogwash stupidity hokum baloney bunk claptrap bunkum twaddle guff muck balderdash piffle tosh malarkey jazz beans trash foolishness codswallop bull crock craziness flapdoodle trumpery tommyrot insanity humbuggery folderol malarky blither falderal crapola boloney blather rot drivel blah-blah bilge blarney punk fudge blatherskite bosh fiddlesticks madness buncombe horsefeathers humbug fiddle absurdity hoodoo folly applesauce fiddle-faddle tarradiddle flannel nerts moonshine taradiddle senselessness idiocy absurdness hokeypokey greek slush tomfoolery foolery asininity inanity lunacy kookiness gas imbecility rigmarole fatuity witlessness inaneness monkey business hot air hocus-pocus shenanigan(s) hoity-toity rigamarole monkeyshine(s) double-talk Antonyms & Near Antonyms reasonableness sense sensibleness rationality reasonability discernment wisdom horse sense judgment judgement levelheadedness common sense See More
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