ho·kum
Etymology: probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
Date:  1917
1:  a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response
2:  pretentious nonsense
3:  something apparently impressive or legitimate but actually untrue or insincere
4:  a film, play or television programme which is not realistic
5:  in a dramatic or written work, crude, trite, or mawkish material intended to arouse an emotional response from the audience or reader
6:  a message that seems to convey no meaning
Synonyms: Nonsense, baloney, bosh, bull, bunkum, flimflam, hooey, jazz, malarkey, poppycock, bunk, humbug, stuff, claptrap
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