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hokum

ho·kum [ hṓkəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bunk: something that on the surface appears to be true or credible but is in fact meaningless or untrue ( informal )
a load of hokum

2. unnecessary theatrics: highly melodramatic or broadly comic features introduced into a story, play, or speech, in order to captivate an audience

[Early 20th century. Origin ?]
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