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hokum definition

☆ ho·kum (hō′kəm)

noun

  1. trite or mawkish sentiment, crude humor, etc. used to get a quick emotional response from an audience
  2. nonsense; humbug; claptrap

Etymology: altered < hocus(-pocus)

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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