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hooey
[hoo-ee]
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
/ ˈːɪ /
noun
slangnonsense; rubbish
Word History and Origins
Origin of hooey1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hooey1
Example Sentences
Skeptics will cast a jaundiced eye on what is about to take place, dismiss Rose’s lessons as hooey.
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.”
No charges were filed against Burns, a former cattle auctioneer who dismissed criticism over the matter as “old political hooey.”
“It’s a bunch of hooey,” said Faber, 62, who runs an RV park.
But the people who drew it had a ball with the hooey.
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