hooey

Example Sentences

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Manning said, “I think this monster business is a lot of hooey,” but hysteria ensued anyway, with teens descending on the area with .22 rifles.

From Los Angeles Times

“The idea that these landlords are itching to throw someone out is a lot of hooey.”

From Washington Times

His world is utter hooey, but he finds satisfaction in small pleasures, like a properly dusted mantelpiece.

From New York Times

The truth could use more friends in 21st-century America, where a great many citizens have embraced large quantities of hooey — palpable nonsense, especially of the kind promoted by our recently departed president.

From Washington Post

Obama said, "What we saw was my successor, the former president, violate that core tenet that you count the votes and then declare a winner — and fabricate and make up a whole bunch of hooey."

From Salon