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iinterjection
1.
(used to express disapproval or disbelief): Hooey! You know that's not true.
noun
2.
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!
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Hooey
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain
1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History
hooey
"nonsense, foolishness," 1924, of unknown origin.
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hooey definition[ˈhui]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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