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Definition of Hokum
1. Noun. A message that seems to convey no meaning.
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Absurdity, Absurdness, Ridiculousness, Amphigory, Nonsense Verse, Balderdash, Fiddle-faddle, Piffle, Buzzword, Cant, Cobblers, Crock, Fa La, Fal La, Gibber, Gibberish, Incoherence, Incoherency, Unintelligibility, Jabberwocky, Flummery, Mummery, Empty Talk, Empty Words, Hot Air, Palaver, Rhetoric, Rigamarole, Rigmarole, Schmegegge, Shmegegge, Hooey, Poppycock, Stuff, Stuff And Nonsense, Baloney, Bilgewater, Boloney, Bosh, Drool, Humbug, Taradiddle, Tarradiddle, Tommyrot, Tosh, Twaddle
Derivative terms: Meaningless, Nonsensical
Definition of Hokum
1. Noun. Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hokum
1. nonsense [n -S] - See also: nonsense
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hokum
Literary usage of Hokum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Comedians All by George Jean Nathan (1919)
"29 hokum.—Probably nowhere else do the popular playmakers of Broadway reveal
their imaginative shortcomings so clearly as in the employment of what is known ..."
2. Am I Crazy, Or Is It My Shrink: How to Get the Help You Need by Larry E. Ph.D Beutler, Joel N. Shurkin (1998)
"... Deferred consumption is hokum Let's play a game. Let's pretend you are giving
a deferred consumption test to the person or persons selling you financial ..."
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