hooey

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

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

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

Well, that last part, at least, was a fair amount of hooey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 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