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bun·combe

   [buhng-kuhm]
noun
bunkum.
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buncombe (ˈbʌŋkəm)
 
—n
a variant spelling (esp US) of bunkum

bunkum or buncombe (ˈbʌŋkəm)
 
—n
1.  empty talk; nonsense
2.  chiefly (US) empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity
 
[C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)]
 
buncombe or buncombe
 
—n
 
[C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)]

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buncombe
see bunk (2).
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bunkum definition

[ˈbəŋkəm]
and buncombe
  1. n.
    nonsense. : That's just plain bunkum! , Your Honor, counselor's airbrained buncombe is an insult to the court. I object!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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