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hooey

noun
/ˈhuː.i/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from hui
  2. derived from or Russian хуй

Definitions

  1. Silly talk or writing

    Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

    • I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.
    • For many doctors, meditation resides in the realm of New Age hooey—okay for Indian yogis and students of Eastern religion, but not suitable for scientific study.

  2. A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hooey. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA