tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56244686501107178302023-11-16T17:42:48.041+01:00--- What is hokum? ---Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624468650110717830.post-77267397487078316512010-09-20T23:00:00.000+02:002010-09-22T12:57:03.623+02:00<b>ho·kum</b><br />
<b>Etymology:</b> probably blend of <i>hocus-pocus </i>and <i>bunkum</i><br />
<b>Date:</b> 1917<br />
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<b>1:</b> a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response<br />
<b>2:</b> pretentious nonsense<br />
<b>3:</b> something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere<br />
<b>4:</b> a film, play or television programme which is not realistic<br />
<b>5:</b> in a dramatic or written work, crude, trite, or mawkish material intended to arouse an emotional response from the audience or reader<br />
<b>6:</b> a message that seems to convey no meaning<br />
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<b>Synonyms:</b> Nonsense, baloney, bosh, bull, bunkum, flimflam, hooey, jazz, malarkey, poppycock, bunk, humbug, stuff, claptrap<br />
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