英语词汇“bunkum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bun•kum or bun•combe n. [uncountable]

insincere talk;
nonsense;
claptrap;
humbug.

bun•kum n.

Governmentinsincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents.
insincere talk;
claptrap;
humbug.

Also, buncombe.

after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by French. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (north, northern.C. county in district he represented) American.

bunkum, buncombe /ˈbʌŋkəm/ n

empty talk; nonsense
chiefly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity

Etymology: 19th Century: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)

单词	bunkum
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 bun•kum or bun•combe /ˈbʌŋkəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] insincere talk; nonsense; claptrap; humbug. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 bun•kum (bung′kəm),USA pronunciation n. Governmentinsincere speechmaking by a politician intended merely to please local constituents. insincere talk; claptrap; humbug. `Also, buncombe.` after speech in 16th Congress, 1819–21, by French. Walker, who said he was bound to speak for Buncombe (north, northern.C. county in district he represented) American. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bunkum, buncombe /ˈbʌŋkəm/ n empty talk; nonsense chiefly US empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity Etymology: 19th Century: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)
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