Definition of hokum

hokum    

noun - uncountable

• nonsense that, on the surface, appears legitimate.

                                                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Dwight K. Schrute, Acting Manager", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episode 24 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.

  Last edited on Dec 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 22 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies':
bull stuff	Definitions include: censored version of "bullshit".
bogus	Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; "uncool".
pish posh	Definitions include: nonsense; something absurd.
full of it	Definitions include: "full of shit", "full of crap", or the like.
soup	Definitions include: something worthless, hopeless, useless, etc.
booty chatter	Definitions include: nonsense, lies; "bullshit".
sh*t	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
pile of pants	Definitions include: nonsense.
spit	Definitions include: to say.
flapdoodle	Definitions include: nonsense, foolishness.
gobbledygook	Definitions include: nonsense.
noise	Definitions include: a lot of talk; "babble".
crock	Definitions include: a collection of lies.
horse sh*t	Definitions include: nonsense
malarky	Definitions include: spelling variant of malarkey.
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worry stone	Definitions include: clit
capitol	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
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blow the whistle	Definitions include: to reveal misdeeds of (one's) employer.
piddly	Definitions include: small.
peckerwood	Definitions include: a racist, rural, white southerner.

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