hokum
nounEtymology
Uncertain; first attested as US theater slang, possibly a blend of hocus-pocus + bunkum.
Definitions
(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and…
(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
(An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film,…
(An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.
- The majority of the twenty-six stunts described in this volume belong to a species of so-called hokum acts derived from the professional stage and handed down through several generations of actors.
A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived,…
A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material.
- [H]e [Stanley Baker] was still churning out the kind of Boy's Own hokums and dreary international espionage thrillers that defined that bygone era.
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A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
- [D]uring the 'twenties, jazz developed from an infrequent ‘hokum’ music in a few vaudeville acts to a household commodity.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for hokum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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