bunkum
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Meaning · English
Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
Register: dated, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] the manifold and serpentine wiles and evasions, shufflings and fencings, deceits and dissimulations, he had practised —the bunkums and the quackeries, […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bunkum” mean?
Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
Is “bunkum” formal or informal?
bunkum is generally dated, slang.