hokum (ˈhəʊkəm
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Definitions
noun
slang- claptrap; bunk
- obvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film, etc
Word Origin
C20: probably a blend of hocus-pocus and bunkumUsage examples
Kill Bill is an entertaining four-hour hodgepodge of B-movie hokum , but it's no masterpiece.
Spiked (2004)Of course, in the hokum of the standard seasonal flick, our not-so-Tiny Tim would be the catalyst who redeemed the sick Santa.
Globe and Mail (2003)Neither star is remotely convincing as an inhabitant of the 1890s, but they throw themselves with gusto into the film's hokum.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)