bunkum

Noun

Meaning

Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.

See Buncombe.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

buncombe rot bunk hogwash guff bosh tosh blarney bull jive humbug malarkey garbage nonsense trash
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Antonyms

wile fact sharpen energize judiciousness profoundness
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Hypernyms

garbage drivel

Hyponyms

bull shit crap bullshit horseshit Irish bull

Examples

One of the biggest pieces of bunkum shoved down the American throat was the story of the 1929 Italian election. For this I cannot blame my colleagues. George Seldes

Yes, Michael Madsen — Hollywood maverick of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs — turns out in this bizarre piece of bunkum passed off as a thriller, sharing near-parallel footage with the top-billed Anushka Shetty and R. Madhavan. Source: Internet

The Communist Party of China is lying about coronavirus but the Left only cares about Boris JohnsonAll those graphs showing the death rates by country for Coronavirus Covid-19 are bunkum. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bunkroom bunkside bunkspace bunky bunless bunlike