I. noun
or bun·combe ˈbəŋkəm
( -s )
Etymology: Buncombe County, N.C.; from a remark made by Felix Walker fl 1820, United States representative from the Congressional district including this county, who explained a seemingly irrelevant speech in Congress by the statement that he was speaking to Buncombe
: insincere public talk or action : nonsense , claptrap , foolishness
II. adjective
Etymology: perhaps from Canadian French le buncum sa (French il est bon comme ça ) it is good as it is
1. dialect : of outstanding quality : very fine
these are bunkum apples
2. dialect : in good health : well and strong
I don't feel so bunkum