hooey

Example Sentences

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Stuart Reges, who taught computer science at the school since 2004, thought this was hooey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

It shouldn’t have to be said, but this is a bunch of hooey.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

This is, and it cannot be stressed enough, total hooey.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

Prince Philip, who died at age 99 on April 9, may have been wrapped in a cloak of dramatic hooey to become a character in the hit Netflix series.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021

Its buffoonish hooey and end-of-the-pier music may have amused its creative team and some critics, but with the benefit of hindsight its timing seems tasteless and incomprehensible.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall