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单词 hokum
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ho•kum /ˈhoʊkəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. utter nonsense;
    bunkum.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ho•kum  (hō′kəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. out-and-out nonsense;
    bunkum.
  2. Literatureelements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring.
  3. Literaturesentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind introduced into a play or the like.
  4. false or irrelevant material introduced into a speech, essay, etc., in order to arouse interest, excitement, or amusement.
  • probably blend of, blended hocus-pocus and bunkum 1915–20, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hokum /ˈhəʊkəm/ n slang
  1. claptrap; bunk
  2. obvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film, etc
Etymology: 20th Century: probably a blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
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