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☆ bun·combe (buŋ′kəm)

noun

bunkum

Etymology: after Buncombe county, N.C.: the representative to Congress (1819-21) from the district including this county felt bound to “make a speech for Buncombe”

Browse dictionary entries near buncombe

  1. ‹ bunco
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  4. ‹ bunchberry
  5. ‹ bunch grass
  6. ‹ bunch
  7. ‹ buna
  8. ‹ bun
  9. ‹ bumpy
  10. ‹ bumptious
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