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bunkum

[buhng-kuhm] / ˈbʌŋ kəm /






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Or in his own words - spat out in a Yorkshire growl - "bunkum and balderdash".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Nevertheless, according to Orfield, Microsoft’s claim is bunkum.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum.

From National Geographic • Jun. 23, 2018

But this mercantilist logic has been known to be bunkum for centuries.

From Economist • Mar. 8, 2018

Then after a pause, "Of course, that's a bit o' bunkum to keep us goin';" but his manner showed he was proud to repeat it nevertheless.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.




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