hokum
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ho·kum

noun \ˈhō-kəm\

Definition of HOKUM

1
: a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response
2
: pretentious nonsense : bunkum

Examples of HOKUM

  1. Everyone knows his story is pure hokum.
  2. His new film is yet another piece of Hollywood hokum.

Origin of HOKUM

probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
First Known Use: 1908

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