Hokum Definition

hōkəm
noun
Trite or mawkish sentiment, crude humor, etc. used to get a quick emotional response from an audience.
Webster's New World
Nonsense; humbug; claptrap.
Webster's New World
A stock technique for eliciting a desired response from an audience.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hokum

Noun

Singular:
hokum
Plural:
hokums

Origin of Hokum

  • Perhaps ho(cus-pocus) (bun)kum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum

    From Wiktionary

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