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BUNKUM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BUNKUM is insincere or foolish talk : nonsense. How to use bunkum in a sentence. Did you know?
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bunkum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
bunkum (countable and uncountable, plural bunkums) (slang, dated, countable) Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
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Bunkum is a peculiar word that's all but retired in American English ...
Bunkum has a negative connotation. Merriam-Webster defines it as “insincere or foolish talk; nonsense”. Its etymology stems from a single incident.
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Bunkum - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Bunkum is anything unacceptable, especially ridiculous lies. Calling something bunkum is like saying it's nonsense or rubbish.
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Bunkum: An Uncommon Word with a Definitive History - Simon Says
Clearly, bunkum has a negative connotation. Merriam-Webster defines it as "insincere or foolish talk; nonsense". Its etymology stems from a single incident.
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Buncombe
North Carolina
Buncombe, Illinois
An alternative spelling of Buncom, Oregon
Edward Buncombe, an 18th-century plantation owner
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76 Synonyms & Antonyms for BUNKUM - Thesaurus.com
bunkum · absurdity · babble · balderdash · baloney · bananas · blather · bombast · bull · bunk · claptrap · drivel · fatuity · folly · foolishness · garbage ...
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How Buncombe became a slang word for nonsense - AVLtoday
The slang word 'bunkum,' which translates to nonsense, got its roots from an unpopular speech made by Buncombe County congressman Felix Walker in the 1820s.
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BUNKUM definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: 1. empty talk; nonsense 2. mainly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain.... Click for more definitions.
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bunkum - OWAD - One Word A Day
Did you know? bunkum noun - insincere or foolish talk. Merriam-Webster. --- ORIGIN Buncombe County is the origin of the word "bunkum," ...
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Bunkum - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Bunkum has been American English slang for "nonsense" since 1841 (it is attested from 1838 as generic for "a US Representative's home district").
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bunkum
bunkum/ˈbʌŋkəm; `bʌŋkəm/ (also bunk) n [U](infml 口) nonsense 胡说 Don't believe what he's saying it's pure bunkum. 别相信他的话--纯粹是胡说八道.
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Gimcrack & Bunkum
"Gimcrack & Bunkum" is Boardwalk at its best." References
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"Gimcrack & Bunkum" at HBO.com
"Gimcrack & Bunkum" review by Noel Murray (23 October 2011) for The A.V.
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buncombe
buncombe, bunkum (bʌŋkəm) [f. Buncombe, name of a county in N. Carolina, U.S. The use of the word originated near the close of the debate on the ‘Missouri Question’ in the 16th congress, when the member from this district rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the ‘Question’. Sev...
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