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The sources do not agree on the origins of "hokum": the word is thought to exist since either the late 19th, or early 20th century. It can be derived either by analogy withgap-sealing material oakum (the reliable gags of hokum were supposed to fill the deficiencies of the stage act), or a blend of "hocus-pocus" and "bunkum" (nonsense).
wikt:buncombe or wikt:bunkum, a term meaning "nonsense", derived from 19th-century American politics Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Buncombe .
Today's spangram answer on Sunday, December 15, 2024, is LUNARPHASE. What Are Today’s NYT Strands Answers, Word List for Sunday, December 15? WAXING. WANING. CRESCENT. FULL. QUARTER. GIBBOUS.
nonsense as in "History is bunk" (from bunkum) group of plain beds used as no-frills lodging (UK: dormitory, q.v.); also used as a verb ("I bunked with them in their room"; "The cabin could bunk about 18") bureau: a type of writing table: a public office or government agency a type of chest of drawers: burn (n.)
SPOILERS BELOW—do not scroll any further if you don't want the answer revealed. The New York Times. Today's Wordle Answer for #1260 on Saturday, November 30, 2024.
SPOILERS BELOW—do not scroll any further if you don't want the answer revealed. The New York Times. Today's Wordle Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
bunkum, shortened to bunk: nonsense (see Buncombe County, North Carolina: History) See also. Bunk'd, a 2015 American comedy television series
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