HOKUM


Meaning of HOKUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-kəm ]

noun

Etymology: probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum

Date: 1908

1. : a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response

2. : pretentious nonsense : bunkum

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.