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    bunkum
    /ˈbʌŋkəm/

    noun

    • 1. nonsense: informal, dated "they talk a lot of bunkum about their products"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUNKUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. 2. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug.

    • American

      Examples of 'bunkum' in a sentence . bunkum. These examples...

    • Bunko

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    • Bunkmate

      A person who sleeps in the same quarters as another.......

    • French Translation of “Bunkum

      French Translation of “BUNKUM” | The official Collins...

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      An amorphous, usually iridescent, mineral that can be of...

    • Buncombe

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bunkumBunkum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bunkumBunkum - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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 .

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bunkumBUNKUM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bunkum definition: insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.. See examples of BUNKUM used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › bunkumBunkum - definition of bunkum by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbunkum noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of bunkum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › bunkumBUNKUM - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    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.