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hokum

[hoh-kuhm] / ˈhoʊ kəm /






NOUN
sentimentality
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It abandoned the hokum that convinced educators that they could teach kids to read through pictures and context clues rather than decoding words.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

"That is hokum," Matz told the appeals court.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2023

For all the creakily derivative supernatural hokum on display, the ghosts that haunt this movie turn out to be all too persuasively real.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2023

Today, Arnold’s vision of culture as “sweetness and light” is often mocked as elitist hokum.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2023

And even though I knew the ins and outs of such hokum, I was still impressed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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