hokum

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In fifth place with $6.4 million was indie horror film "Hokum," a low-budget Irish production which Gross said had earned "excellent" reviews from critics and audiences.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

McKenzie Intelligence analysts say that there are 12 probable Russian Hokum, and five probable Hind or Mi-28 Havoc helicopters.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2022

Reviewers varyingly called it "Oscar-Season B.S.," "woefully misguided," "Yokel Hokum," "laughably bad" and simply "awful."

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2020

At the Razorback County Fair, what allowed Ida Mae Hokum to beat out her competition for Hog Queen?

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019

She says to Hokum, 'Get into bed, old man, quick, and let me tell the story,' says she.

From Oldtown Fireside Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher