Definitions

hooey

[hoo-ee] / ˈhu i /

NOUN

nonsense

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity babble balderdash baloney bananas blather bombast bull bunk bunkum claptrap drivel fatuity flightiness folly foolishness fun garbage gibberish giddiness hogwash idiocy imprudence inanity irrationality

WEAK

hot air ja

Antonyms

STRONG

sense seriousness truth wisdom

Example Sentences

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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

It shouldn’t have to be said, but this is a bunch of hooey.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

Skeptics will cast a jaundiced eye on what is about to take place, dismiss Rose’s lessons as hooey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

The people of the United States know, as I know, that that is just plain hooey.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson