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   Bun·kum

   /ˈbəNGkəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. nonsense: informal, dated "they talk a lot of bunkum about their products"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (originally buncombe): named after Buncombe County in North Carolina, mentioned in an inconsequential speech made by its congressman solely to please his constituents (c. 1820).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • K

     5

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

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