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buncombe definition

☆ 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”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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