ho ‧ kum /ˈhəʊkəm $ ˈhoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably from hocus-pocus + bunkum ]
informal something that seems true or impressive but that is wrong or not sincere:
All that talk is just a bunch of hokum.
ho ‧ kum /ˈhəʊkəm $ ˈhoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably from hocus-pocus + bunkum ]
informal something that seems true or impressive but that is wrong or not sincere:
All that talk is just a bunch of hokum.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012