as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
a movie about the disaster that's pure Hollywood hokum
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Recent Examples of hokum
What finally holds all the hokum together is Pitt.
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Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2025
Is this common household spice really an effective tool in the garden, or is this just influencer hokum?
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
From the foothills of the Berkshires arises a venerable strain of American madness, the poetry of hokum—the old weird America of medicine shows and travelling circuses and carnivals.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
In past case studies of argyria, a common source is hokum therapies promoted by naturopaths and their ilk.
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Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2025
Is this common household spice really an effective tool in the garden, or is this just influencer hokum?
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
From the foothills of the Berkshires arises a venerable strain of American madness, the poetry of hokum—the old weird America of medicine shows and travelling circuses and carnivals.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
In past case studies of argyria, a common source is hokum therapies promoted by naturopaths and their ilk.
—
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokum
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Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense.
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Some beer companies even make canned versions of the drink, but forget that nonsense — there is nothing better than a fresh, handmade michelada.
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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
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Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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The silliness of that aspect of the story is baked into this interpretation, with several very meta acknowledgments.
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No, no jersey burnings or any of that silliness in the wake of Antetokounmpo working his way out of Milwaukee.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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That shooting makes up for what is a fairly blah resume otherwise.
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.
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Which again, highlights the stupidity of allowing these exceptions in the first place.
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Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.
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“Hokum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokum. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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