hooey

[hoo-ee]

interjection

1. (used to express disapproval or disbelief ).

   Hooey! You know that's not true.

noun

1. silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk.

   That's a lot of hooey and you know it!

hooey

/ ˈhuːɪ /

noun

1. slang,  nonsense; rubbish

Word History and Origins

Origin of hooey¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of hooey¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

We constantly hear from pseudoscience grifters and bleach-drinking advocates that we shouldn’t get vaccines because, well, because of a bunch of hooey.

From Salon

Most women crash against a glass ceiling despite their best efforts to “lean in” and all that hooey.

From Salon

Skeptics will cast a jaundiced eye on what is about to take place, dismiss Rose’s lessons as hooey.

From Los Angeles Times

He met proselytizers who told him they had personally raised people from the dead, or witnessed mass graves come back to life, which Hancock called “hooey and hokum.”

From New York Times

No charges were filed against Burns, a former cattle auctioneer who dismissed criticism over the matter as “old political hooey.”

From Seattle Times