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- Dictionarybunkum/ˈbʌŋkəm/
noun
- 1. nonsense: informal, dated "they talk a lot of bunkum about their products"
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noun. bun· kum ˈbəŋ-kəm. variants or buncombe. Synonyms of bunkum. : insincere or foolish talk : nonsense. Did you know? Some words in the English language have more colorful histories than others. In the case of bunkum, you could almost say it was an act of Congress that brought the word into being.
Bunkum is a word for empty, insincere, or stupid talk, especially by a politician. It comes from Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, where a famous speech was made in 1820.
Bunkum is anything unacceptable, especially ridiculous lies. Calling something bunkum is like saying it's nonsense or rubbish. There's a lot of nonsense in the world, and there's also a ton of words that mean something similar to nonsense, like bunkum .
Bunkum definition: insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.. See examples of BUNKUM used in a sentence.
Definition of bunkum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bunkum is a word for empty or insincere talk, especially by a politician. It comes from Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, where a congressman gave a dull speech in 1820.
If you say that something that has been said or written is bunkum, you mean that you think it is completely untrue or very stupid. [informal, old-fashioned, disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'bunkum' British English: bʌŋkəm American English: bʌŋkəm. More. Examples of 'bunkum' in a sentence.
