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• bun|kum — «BUHNG kuhm», noun. insincere talk; nonsense; humbug. Also, buncombe. ╂[ of buncombe < Buncombe County, North Carolina, whose congressman in 1819 1821 kept making long winded and pointless speeches “for Buncombe”] …   Useful english dictionary

• kum — ak·kum; chem·a·kum; clin·kum; crin·kum cran·kum; hin·kum·boo·by; ho·kum; ko·kum; kum·bi; kum·buk; kum·har; kum·kum; kum·kum; kum·quat; mo·kum; oa·kum; til·i·kum; bun·kum; din·kum; skoo·kum; tech·ni·kum; …   English syllables

• bun — bal·i·bun·tal; bun·da bun·da; bun·de·li; bun·der; bun·des·rat; bun·des·staat; bun·des·tag; bun·dler; bun·do·bust; bun; bun·ga; bun·ga·loid; bun·ga·low; bun·ga·rum; bun·ga·rus; bun·gee; bun·ger·some; bun·gler; bun·gle·some; bun·go; bun·ion; bun·ji …   English syllables

• bunkum — bun·kum …   English syllables

• bunkum — bun|kum [ˈbʌŋkəm] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Buncombe county in North Carolina, whose congressman in 1820 made a long pointless speech to impress the voters there] ↑bunk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bunkum — bun|kum [ bʌŋkəm ] noun uncount INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED nonsense …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bunkum — bun•kum or buncombe [[t]ˈbʌŋ kəm[/t]] n. 1) gov insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents 2) insincere talk; claptrap; humbug • Etymology: after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by F. Walker, who said he …   From formal English to slang

• Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• Buncombe — Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bunkum — Buncombe Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English