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bunkum

[buhng-kuhm] / ˈbʌŋ kəm /






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"To suggest that we can't have effective scrutiny because of the size of the Senedd is a load of bunkum - look at the organ donation law, the smoking ban and plastic bags."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

But in reality, some of what we think we know is bunkum and myth, quite often spread by the artist himself, who was famous for hiding behind a smoke screen of partial-truths and outright fibs.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum.

From National Geographic • Jun. 23, 2018

But this mercantilist logic has been known to be bunkum for centuries.

From Economist • Mar. 8, 2018

It's all bunkum, this talk about their 'innate purity.'

From Changing Winds A Novel by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)