bunkum
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applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nonsense, nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, rubbish, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, trumpery, twaddle
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Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum. — National Geographic, "Why the Short-Lived Pony Express Still Fascinates Us," 23 June 2018 For sixteen seasons, John Elway let all the bunkum bounce off his big shoulders. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Here’s the real key to Siemian vs. Lynch competition for Broncos quarterback job," 23 May 2017 Or maybe the name was inspired by someone muttering something about a load of bunkum. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Jump into Buncom ghost town's ragtag Memorial Day Weekend parade (photos)," 21 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bunkum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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