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Definitions for Bunkum

[1] insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.
[2] insincere talk; claptrap; humbug.
[3] empty talk; nonsense
[4] mainly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity

Words related to Bunkum

gibberish, idiocy, drivel, bunk, foolishness, baloney, hogwash, bilge, hooey, poppycock, balderdash, rot, tommyrot, crap, claptrap, rubbish, trash, rigmarole, ridiculousness, tomfoolery

Words nearby Bunkum

bunkie, bunkmate, bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom, bunkum, bunn, bunny, bunny boiler, bunny hop, bunny hug

Origin of Bunkum

Americanism ; after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by F. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (N.C. county in district he represented)

Word origin for Bunkum

C19: after Buncombe , a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)

Synonyms for Bunkum

gibberish, balderdash, bilge, drivel, hogwash, hooey, poppycock, rot, tommyrot, stuff and nonsense