Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word BUNKUM
BUNKUM
Definitions of BUNKUM
- (slang, countable) Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
- (politics) Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause. [1820s]
Number of letters
6
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using BUNKUM in a Sentence
- His persistent effort made "buncombe" (later respelled "bunkum") a synonym for meaningless political claptrap and later for any kind of nonsense.
- Fakes, Frauds and Other Malarkey: 301 Amazing Stories and How Not To Be Fooled: Spoofs, bunkum, ballyhoo, and criminal poppycock (1993).
- Empire rated it two stars describing the plot as "moderately entertaining bunkum" and that "as a whole it's an inessential oddity – amiable enough but also over reverential and unlikely to leave a lasting impression".
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