hokum

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The story of the Chinese god of bean curd let loose in a frontier town is pure hokum, the rampant decapitations and comedy set-ups are fun if predictable, and the overall product is better than anything that the Chin has starred in lately.

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  1. noun Something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere; nonsense.
  2. noun A stock technique for eliciting a desired response from an audience.

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  • The tone, undoubtedly, was civil (there were no actual fisticuffs), but the rebels were saying that one of the underlying theories of modern geology was hokum, and believers in a theory rarely take kindly to such suggestions the first time they hear them By 2004, the debate had gathered momentum but also become less polarized. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • The story of the Chinese god of bean curd let loose in a frontier town is pure hokum, the rampant decapitations and comedy set-ups are fun if predictable, and the overall product is better than anything that the Chin has starred in lately. —  DVD Times
  • A new and monumental history of an empire built on hokum, hypocrisy and high-mindedness. —  MercatorNet
  • It's hokum, but well made hokum, plenty of soapie plotlines an hooks, I'll be watching again next week. —  All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
  • Health strategy is 'hokum' that reveals little to public —  WN.com - Articles related to Network Rail must keep West Hampstead rolling
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