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Definitions for Hokum

[1] out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
[2] elements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring.
[3] sentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind introduced into a play or the like.
[4] false or irrelevant material introduced into a speech, essay, etc., in order to arouse interest, excitement, or amusement.
[5] claptrap; bunk
[6] obvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film, etc

Words related to Hokum

banality, bromide, platitude, sweet, falsehood, fraud, trickery, duplicity, hypocrisy, betrayal, untruth, deceit, mendacity, treachery, lying, disinformation, stereotype, tag, flatness, shibboleth

Words nearby Hokum

hokiang, hokinson, hokkaido, hokku, hokonui, hokum, hokusai, hol hamoed, hol-, hola, holandric

Origin of Hokum

1915–20, Americanism ; probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum

Word origin for Hokum

C20: probably a blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum

Synonyms for Hokum

banality, bromide, buzzword, chestnut, commonplace, corn, evenness, flatness, inanity, insipidity, monotony, motto, potboiler, proverb, saw, shibboleth, stereotype, tag, triteness, triviality, truism, vapidity, verbiage, boiler plate, cliché, familiar tune, hackneyed saying, high camp, old chestnut, old story, prosaicism, trite remark