Saturday, October 29, 2005

Words: bunkum [MW]

Main Entry: bun·kum
Variant(s): or bun·combe /'b&[ng]-k&m/
Function: noun
Etymology: Buncombe county, N.C.; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe
: insincere or foolish talk : NONSENSE

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