[bun.kum] or bun.combe n [Buncombe county, N.C.; fr. a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe] (1845): insincere or foolish talk: nonsense
BUNKUM
Meaning of BUNKUM in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012