BUNKUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does bunkum mean? • BUNKUM (noun)
The noun BUNKUM has 1 sense:
1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Familiarity information: BUNKUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BUNKUM (noun)
Meaning:
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
buncombe; bunkum; guff; hogwash; rot; bunk
Hypernyms ("bunkum" is a kind of...):
drivel; garbage (a worthless message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bunkum"):
bull; bullshit; crap; dogshit; horseshit; Irish bull; shit (obscene words for unacceptable behavior)
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