bunkum (Meaning)
bunkum (n)
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
bunkum (n.)
Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.
See Buncombe.
Synonyms & Antonyms of bunkum
Synonyms:
- blither
- insanity
- beans
- idiocy
- hoodoo
- fudge
- blarney
- nuts
- absurdness
- applesauce
- flannel
- senselessness
- crapola
- tommyrot
- muck
- blather
- blatherskite
- nerts
- blah-blah
- punk
- humbuggery
- moonshine
- fiddle
- madness
- folly
- humbug
- horsefeathers
- folderol
- bilge
- fiddlesticks
- trash
- tarradiddle
- rot
- drivel
- fiddle-faddle
- taradiddle
- bull
- hokeypokey
- blah
- bosh
- foolishness
- drool
Antonyms:
bunkum Sentence Examples
- Despite his efforts to stay vigilant, he found himself bunkoing into the trap set by the clever scammer.
- The salesman was skilled at bunkoing unsuspecting customers into buying unnecessary products.
- She couldn't believe she was bunkoing into believing the exaggerated promises of the get-rich-quick scheme.
- The con artist's smooth talk and persuasive tactics succeeded in bunkoing many innocent people out of their hard-earned money.
- He regretted bunkoing into the pyramid scheme, realizing too late that it was a fraudulent operation.
- The politician was accused of bunkoing voters with false promises during his election campaign.
- The company's deceptive advertising tactics were aimed at bunkoing consumers into purchasing their inferior products.
- Despite warnings from friends, he kept bunkoing into the manipulative tactics of his toxic partner.
- The naive teenager was easily bunkoed by the online predator posing as a friendly stranger.
- She felt embarrassed for bunkoing into the misleading information spread by unreliable sources on social media.
FAQs About the word bunkum
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk
hokum, hogwash, poppycock,nonsense, jazz, balderdash, boloney, falderal, claptrap, silliness
rationality, reasonableness, common sense, reasonableness,rationality, common sense, sense, sense, judgement, judgement
Despite his efforts to stay vigilant, he found himself bunkoing into the trap set by the clever scammer.
The salesman was skilled at bunkoing unsuspecting customers into buying unnecessary products.
She couldn't believe she was bunkoing into believing the exaggerated promises of the get-rich-quick scheme.
The con artist's smooth talk and persuasive tactics succeeded in bunkoing many innocent people out of their hard-earned money.
