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bunkum definition

☆ bun·kum (buŋ′kəm)

noun

Informal talk that is empty, insincere, or merely for effect; humbug

Etymology: phonetic respelling of buncombe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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