buncombe

[buhng-kuh m] /ˈbʌŋ kəm/
noun
1.
bunkum.
Examples from the web for buncombe
  • But usually he regarded the carnival of his country's buncombe with an indulgent horror.
  • The fact that one theme should cancel out the other is buncombe.
British Dictionary definitions for buncombe

buncombe

/ˈbʌŋkəm/
noun
1.
a variant spelling (esp US) of bunkum

bunkum

/ˈbʌŋkəm/
noun
1.
empty talk; nonsense
2.
(mainly US) empty or insincere speechmaking by a politician to please voters or gain publicity
Word Origin
C19: after Buncombe, a county in North Carolina, alluded to in an inane speech by its Congressional representative Felix Walker (about 1820)
Word Origin and History for buncombe
n.

see bunk (n.2).

Slang definitions & phrases for buncombe

buncombe

Related Terms

bunk


bunkum

noun

bunk (1840s+)