Hooey

//ˈhuː.i// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). slang, uncountable

    "I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me."

  2. 2
    A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show. slang
  3. 3
    senseless talk wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
applesaucebahooeybalderdashballoon juiceballsbaloney

Example

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"All those suggestions were dismissed as hooey."

Etymology

Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.

Related phrases

hog tie

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