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hooey

[hoo-ee] / ˈhu i /


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Stuart Reges, who taught computer science at the school since 2004, thought this was hooey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

But the people who drew it had a ball with the hooey.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

This is, and it cannot be stressed enough, total hooey.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

And this Supreme Court says that’s a bunch of hooey.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2022

Its buffoonish hooey and end-of-the-pier music may have amused its creative team and some critics, but with the benefit of hindsight its timing seems tasteless and incomprehensible.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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