as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey
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Recent Examples of hooey
But 1990's Ghost, which is barely half-good, pulls this sort of New Age hooey better.
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Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life.
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Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey.
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Ron Spomer,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2019
Indeed, some devices are more powerful than others, and a few are just plain hooey.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey.
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M. Carrie Allan,
charlotteobserver,
23 Jan. 2018
The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey.
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David Wiegand,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Jan. 2018
There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera.
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Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2017
Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator.
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Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
18 July 2017
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life.
—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey.
—
Ron Spomer,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2019
Indeed, some devices are more powerful than others, and a few are just plain hooey.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey.
—
M. Carrie Allan,
charlotteobserver,
23 Jan. 2018
The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey.
—
David Wiegand,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Jan. 2018
There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera.
—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2017
Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator.
—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
18 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooey
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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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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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Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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In her own yard, Mingrone has learned that cracked lids on garbage containers allow water to pool after a rain, setting up a major breeding ground.
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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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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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Is now the time for the industry to take the silliness seriously?
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But what pushed the situation from the realm of silliness to sinister was a US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their home in Caracas on January 3, 2026.
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At the same time, the plants unable to detect the molecular signature of the caterpillar’s drool were largely ignored by the wasps.
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Hicks can take advantage of the matchup and cash his home run prop at drool-inducing +700 odds.
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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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“Hooey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooey. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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