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• bunkum — ☆ bunkum [buŋ′kəm ] n. [phonetic respelling of BUNCOMBE] Informal talk that is empty, insincere, or merely for effect; humbug …   English World dictionary

• 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

• talk — Synonyms and related words: accent, accents, address, advertise, after dinner speech, air, allocution, analyze, argot, assignment, babble, back fence gossip, balderdash, balls, ballyhoo, bat the breeze, be in connection, be in contact, be… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bunkum — Synonyms and related words: Grade A, Washingtonese, adulation, applesauce, balderdash, balls, baloney, bang up, big talk, bilge, blague, blah, blah blah, blandishment, blarney, blue ribbon, bop, bosh, boss, bull, bullshit, bunk, cajolement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bunkum — or buncombe noun Etymology: Buncombe county, N.C.; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe Date: 1845 insincere or foolish talk ; nonsense …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bunkum — /bung keuhm/, n. 1. insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. 2. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug. Also, buncombe. [Amer.; after speech in 16th Congress, 1819 21, by F. Walker, who said he was bound to… …   Universalium

• bunkum — noun a) senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense (countable) b) ( circa 1828) any bombastic political posturing or an oratorical display not accompanied by conviction; speechmaking designed for show or public applause …   Wiktionary

• Bunkum — insincere talk; claptrap; humbug (alteration of Buncombe, a county in the US, in North Carolina, from its Congressional representative s phrase, talking for Buncombe ) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• bunkum — Australian Slang insincere talk; claptrap; humbug (alteration of Buncombe, a county in the US, in North Carolina, from its Congressional representative s phrase, talking for Buncombe ) …   English dialects glossary

• bunkum — n claptrap, humbug, pretense, foam, froth; insincere talk, empty promises, lies. See nonsense (defs.2, 3) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bunkum — bun•kum or buncombe [[t]ˈbʌŋ kəm[/t]] n. 1) gov insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents 2) insincere talk; claptrap; humbug • Etymology: after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by F. Walker, who said he …   From formal English to slang