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hooey

[ hoo-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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!

hooey

/ ˈ��ːɪ /

noun

slang.
nonsense; rubbish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hooey¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hooey¹

C20: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

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

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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.”

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

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“It’s a bunch of hooey,” said Faber, 62, who runs an RV park.

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But the people who drew it had a ball with the hooey.

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hoodwinked hoof

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