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单词 buncombe
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buncombe


bun·combe

B0550300 (bŭng′kəm)n. Variant of bunkum.

buncombe

(ˈbʌŋkəm) n a variant spelling (esp US) of bunkum

bun•kum

or bun•combe

(ˈbʌŋ kəm)

n. 1. insincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. 2. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug. [after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by French. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (N.C. county in district he represented)]
Thesaurus
Noun1.buncombe - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)bunkum, guff, hogwash, rot, bunkdogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"drivel, garbage - a worthless message

bunkum

also buncombe
nounSomething that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

buncombe


bunkum

Nonsense or foolishness. His explanation is total bunkum and doesn't answer the question at all.

bunkum

and buncombe (ˈbəŋkəm) n. nonsense. That’s just plain bunkum! Your Honor, counselor’s airbrained buncombe is an insult to the court. I object!

buncombe

verbSee bunkum

buncombe


  • noun

Synonyms for buncombe

noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Synonyms

  • bunkum
  • guff
  • hogwash
  • rot
  • bunk

Related Words

  • dogshit
  • horseshit
  • Irish bull
  • bullshit
  • crap
  • shit
  • bull
  • drivel
  • garbage
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