BUNCOMBE meaning: Nonsensical talk; empty political speech

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buncombe: Merriam-Webster
Buncombe, buncombe: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
buncombe: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Buncombe, buncombe: Wiktionary
buncombe: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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buncombe: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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buncombe, buncombe: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Buncombe)

▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ noun:  A village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States.
▸ noun:  (archaic) Alternative spelling of bunkum [(slang, countable) Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.]

Similar:

bunkum, hogwash, guff, bullshit, horseshit, shit, dogshit, Irish bull, rot, crap, more...

Opposite:

truth, reality, honesty, sincerity

Types:

bunkum, ballyhoo, blather, claptrap, flapdoodle, folderol, hogwash, malarkey, more...

Phrases:

Buncombe County, to speak for buncombe, Buncombe County, North Carolina, more...

Adjectives:

asheville, political, pure, sheer, mere, such, more, own, old, late, effervescent

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