[…] the manifold and serpentine wiles and evasions, shufflings and fencings, deceits and dissimulations, he had practised —the bunkums and the quackeries, […]
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Bunkum
//ˈbʌŋkəm//
Synonyms for "bunkum" (238 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
Related words (119)
Noun(61 words)
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Translations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- безсмислица noun (senseless talk; nonsense)
- глупост noun (senseless talk; nonsense)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The part of that word to focus on is bunk, short for bunkum, which is what these types attack with vigor and all the obsessiveness of the bunkum spreaders themselves.
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