BUNKUM


Meaning of BUNKUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or bun·combe ˈbəŋ-kəm

Etymology: Buncombe county, N.C.; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe

Date: 1845

: insincere or foolish talk : nonsense

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