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hooey

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hoo⋅ey

  [hoo-ee] Informal.
Use hooey in a Sentence
–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!
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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hoo·ey   (hōō'ē)   
n.   Slang
Nonsense: "the romantic hooey that always sold women's cosmetics" (Jerry Adler).

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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