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bunkum

/ˈbʌŋkəm/noun

उच्चारण बंकम

बकवास, फ़िज़ूल की बात

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] informal, old-fashioned

    nonsense

    बकवास, फ़िज़ूल की बात

    • Most of what he says about the economy is pure bunkum.
    • Don't believe that bunkum about miracle cures.

    Synonyms nonsense rubbish claptrap balderdash hogwash

    Opposite sense truth

◇Word family
bunk noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

nonsense rubbish claptrap balderdash hogwash

Antonyms

sense truth

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the short form bunk means the same, as in 'History is bunk'.

Usage में इसका छोटा रूप bunk भी यही अर्थ देता है, जैसे 'History is bunk'।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Buncombe, a county in North Carolina whose congressman made a long, pointless speech in 1820 only to please his voters.

यह North Carolina की Buncombe county से आया है, जिसके congressman ने 1820 में केवल अपने मतदाताओं को खुश करने के लिए एक लंबा, बेमतलब भाषण दिया था।