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bunkum
bun·kum also bun·combe B0550300 (bŭng′kəm)n. Empty or insincere talk; claptrap.
[After Buncombe, a county of western North Carolina, from a remark made around 1820 by its congressman, who felt obligated to give a dull speech "for Buncombe".]bunkum (ˈbʌŋkəm) or buncomben1. empty talk; nonsense2. chiefly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity[C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)]bun•kum or bun•combe (ˈbʌŋ kəm)
n. 1. insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. 2. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug. [after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by French. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (N.C. county in district he represented)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bunkum - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)buncombe, guff, hogwash, rot, bunkdogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"drivel, garbage - a worthless message |
bunkum also buncombe
nounSomething that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.Translationsbunkum
a lot of bunkNonsense or insincerity. Bunk is an abbreviation of the Americanism "bunkum," meaning insincere, empty talk, or disingenuous political talk meant merely to please a target audience. Primarily heard in US. In my opinion, most of what a politician promises during a campaign is just a lot of bunk.See also: bunk, lot, ofa load of bunkNonsense or insincerity. Bunk is an abbreviation of the Americanism "bunkum," meaning insincere, empty talk, or disingenuous political talk meant merely to please a target audience. Primarily heard in US. The plumber said it would cost $800 to fix the toilet? What a load of bunk!See also: bunk, load, ofbunkumNonsense or foolishness. His explanation is total bunkum and doesn't answer the question at all.bunkum and buncombe (ˈbəŋkəm) n. nonsense. That’s just plain bunkum! Your Honor, counselor’s airbrained buncombe is an insult to the court. I object! bunkum
Synonyms for bunkumnoun something that does not have or make senseSynonyms- balderdash
- blather
- claptrap
- drivel
- garbage
- idiocy
- nonsense
- piffle
- poppycock
- rigmarole
- rubbish
- tomfoolery
- trash
- twaddle
- tommyrot
- applesauce
- baloney
- bilge
- bull
- bunk
- crap
- hooey
- malarkey
Synonyms for bunkumnoun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)Synonyms- buncombe
- guff
- hogwash
- rot
- bunk
Related Words- dogshit
- horseshit
- Irish bull
- bullshit
- crap
- shit
- bull
- drivel
- garbage
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