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talk buncombe

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  • BUNCOMBE —    a district in N. Carolina, for the ears of the constituency of which a dull speech was some years ago delivered in the U.S. Congress, whence the phrase to talk Buncombe, i. e. to please one s constituency …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Buncombe — Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Buncombe County, North Carolina — Infobox U.S. County county=Buncombe County state=North Carolina map size=250 founded=1791 seat=Asheville area total sq mi=660 area land sq mi=656 area water sq mi=4 area percentage=0.58% census yr=2006 pop=222174 density km2=121… …   Wikipedia

  • buncombe — Synonyms and related words: Washingtonese, adulation, balls, baloney, big talk, bilge, blague, blah, blah blah, blandishment, blarney, bop, bosh, bull, bullshit, bunk, bunkum, cajolement, cajolery, claptrap, compliment, crap, eyewash, fair words …   Moby Thesaurus

  • To speak for Buncombe — Buncombe Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bunkum — Buncombe Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Asheville, North Carolina — Not to be confused with Ashville (disambiguation). Asheville, North Carolina   City   Downtown Asheville …   Wikipedia

  • Masonic Lodges of North Carolina — Part of a series of articles on Freemasonry Core Articles Freemasonry · Grand Lodge · Masonic Lodge · Masonic Lodge Officers · Grand Master · Prince Hall Freemasonry · Regular Masonic jurisdictions · Continental F …   Wikipedia

  • Marble, North Carolina — Marble   Unincorporated community   …   Wikipedia

  • North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004 — Elections in North Carolina Federal government Presidential elections 1964  …   Wikipedia

  • bun|kum — «BUHNG kuhm», noun. insincere talk; nonsense; humbug. Also, buncombe. ╂[ of buncombe < Buncombe County, North Carolina, whose congressman in 1819 1821 kept making long winded and pointless speeches “for Buncombe”] …   Useful english dictionary

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