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hooey

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hoo·ey

[hoo-ee] Informal.
interjection
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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Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; origin uncertain
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hooey (ˈhuːɪ)
 
n, —interj
slang nonsense; rubbish
 
[C20: of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

hooey
"nonsense, foolishness," 1924, of unknown origin.
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hooey definition

[ˈhui]
  1. n.
    nonsense. : The whole newspaper is nothing but hooey today.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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