Definition of hooey

hooey    

noun - uncountable

• nonsense.

  All that talk about evolution is a bunch of hooey.

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

  Last edited on Mar 30 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies':
FOS	Definitions include: acronym for "full of shit".
noise	Definitions include: a lot of talk; "babble".
horse sh*t	Definitions include: nonsense
rubbish	Definitions include: nonsense.
blowy	Definitions include: a lie.
crock of sh*t	Definitions include: a collection of lies.
mumbo jumbo	Definitions include: speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field.
pork pie	Definitions include: a lie.
hokum	Definitions include: nonsense that, on the surface, appears legitimate.
poppyc*ck	Definitions include: nonsense.
twaddle	Definitions include: nonsense.
bullsh*t	Definitions include: to jokingly deceive.
gobbledygook	Definitions include: nonsense.
wind up	Definitions include: to anger.
bobo	Definitions include: off-brand.
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jit	Definitions include: A young person.
malm	Definitions include: mammal, monosyllabic form
crunk	Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild.
bottomless pit	Definitions include: a person with an insatiable appetite.
10-20	Definitions include: "What is your 20?" i.e. "What is your current location?"
deebo	Definitions include: to steal or take away from.
lurker	Definitions include: peeping tom.
forget it	Definitions include: "no".
bogan	Definitions include: Australian white trash.
ineptocratic	Definitions include: of or relating to or resembling an ineptocrat or an ineptocracy.

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