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| ho·kum [ hṓkəm ] |
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1. bunk: something that on the surface appears to be true or credible but is in fact meaningless or untrue
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 a load of hokum
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2. unnecessary theatrics: highly melodramatic or broadly comic features introduced into a story, play, or speech, in order to captivate an audience
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