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hooey

[hoo-ee]Informal.
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interjection

(used to express disapproval or disbelief): Hooey! You know that's not true.

noun

silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!

RELATED WORDS

bananas, garbage, absurdity, fatuity, bunk, baloney, blather, bombast, claptrap, babble, giddiness, imprudence, idiocy, drivel, bull, balderdash, irrationality, hogwash, folly, foolishness

Nearby words

  1. hoodlum,
  2. hoodman-blind,
  3. hoodoo,
  4. hoodooism,
  5. hoodwink,
  6. hoof,
  7. hoof it,
  8. hoof-and-mouth disease,
  9. hoofbeat,
  10. hoofbound

Origin of hooey

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for hooey

  • "A bunch of hooey," she snapped in reply, scowled at Boswellister and jerked her child complainingly down the street behind her.

    The Glory of Ippling|Helen M. Urban
British Dictionary definitions for hooey

hooey

noun, interjection

slang nonsense; rubbish

Word Origin for hooey

C20: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for hooey
n.

"nonsense, foolishness," 1922, American English slang, of unknown origin.

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