bunkum

or bun·combe

[ buhng-kuhm ]

/ ˈbʌŋ kəm /

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noun

insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.

insincere talk; claptrap; humbug.

Origin of bunkum

Americanism; after speech in the16th Congress, 1819–21, by F. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (a county in the district in North Carolina that he represented)

Words nearby bunkum

bunkie, bunkmate, bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom, bunkum, bunn, bunny, bunny boiler, bunny hop, bunny hug

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Example sentences from the Web for bunkum

I regret, however, to have to write that this idea of self-sacrifice is really all bunkum.
Egyptian Birds|Charles Whymper
Another word describing a certain kind of speaking, and which also comes from the name of a place, is bunkum.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
We try and have a good time of it, and leave it to the politicians and skallywags to do the speechifying and bunkum!
Fritz and Eric|John Conroy Hutcheson
Slavery speeches are all Bunkum; so are reform speeches, too.
The Attache|Thomas Chandler Haliburton

It's for them that all these atrocities are invented—most of them bunkum.
The Hero|William Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for bunkum

bunkum

buncombe

/ (ˈbʌŋkəm) /

noun

empty talk; nonsense

mainly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity

Word Origin for bunkum

C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)

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单词	bunkum
释义	bunkum or bun·combe [ buhng-kuhm ] / ˈbʌŋ kəm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bunkum ON THESAURUS.COM noun insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug. Origin of bunkum Americanism; after speech in the16th Congress, 1819–21, by F. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (a county in the district in North Carolina that he represented) Words nearby bunkum bunkie, bunkmate, bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom, bunkum, bunn, bunny, bunny boiler, bunny hop, bunny hug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bunkum I regret, however, to have to write that this idea of self-sacrifice is really all bunkum. Egyptian Birds\|Charles Whymper Another word describing a certain kind of speaking, and which also comes from the name of a place, is bunkum. Stories That Words Tell Us\|Elizabeth O'Neill We try and have a good time of it, and leave it to the politicians and skallywags to do the speechifying and bunkum! Fritz and Eric\|John Conroy Hutcheson Slavery speeches are all Bunkum; so are reform speeches, too. The Attache\|Thomas Chandler Haliburton It's for them that all these atrocities are invented—most of them bunkum. The Hero\|William Somerset Maugham British Dictionary definitions for bunkum bunkum buncombe / (ˈbʌŋkəm) / noun empty talk; nonsense mainly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity Word Origin for bunkum C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bunkum gibberish, idiocy, drivel, bunk, foolishness, baloney, hogwash, bilge, hooey, poppycock, balderdash, rot, tommyrot, crap, claptrap, rubbish, trash, rigmarole, ridiculousness, tomfoolery
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bunkum

or bun·combe

noun

Origin of bunkum

Words nearby bunkum

Example sentences from the Web for bunkum

British Dictionary definitions for bunkum

buncombe

noun

Word Origin for bunkum

Words related to bunkum