hokum
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noun
- trite or mawkish sentiment, crude humor, etc. used to get a quick emotional response from an audience
- nonsense; humbug; claptrap
See hokum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hōˈkəm)
noun- Something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere; nonsense.
- A stock technique for eliciting a desired response from an audience.
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