hooey

[hoo-ee] / ˈhu i /

NOUN

nonsense

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity babble balderdash baloney bananas blather bombast bull bunk bunkum claptrap drivel fatuity flightiness folly foolishness fun garbage gibberish giddiness hogwash idiocy imprudence inanity irrationality

WEAK

hot air ja

Antonyms

STRONG

sense seriousness truth wisdom

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

But the people who drew it had a ball with the hooey.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

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

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

The coney was like hooey And squealed our requitals.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White