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Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.
Tony Wilson

Meaning of "hokum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOKUM

Probably a blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOKUM

hokum  [ˈhəʊkəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOKUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hokum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOKUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hokum

Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music - a humorous song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make sexual innuendos. This trope goes back to early blues recordings, and is seen from time to time in modern American blues and blues-rock. An example of hokum lyrics is this sample from "Meat Balls", by Lil Johnson, recorded about 1937, "Got out late last night, in the rain and sleet Tryin' to find a butcher that grind my meat Yes I'm lookin' for a butcher He must be long and tall If he want to grind my meat 'Cause I'm wild about my meat balls."...

Definition of hokum in the English dictionary

The definition of hokum in the dictionary is claptrap; bunk. Other definition of hokum is obvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOKUM


Beckham
ˈbɛkəm
capsicum
ˈkæpsɪkəm
dinkum
ˈdɪŋkəm
high-income
ˌhaɪˈɪnkəm
kokum
ˈkəʊkəm
locum
ˈləʊkəm
Malcolm
ˈmælkəm
Markham
ˈmɑːkəm
Morecambe
ˈmɔːkəm
Newcomb
ˈnjuːkəm
Oakham
ˈəʊkəm
oakum
ˈəʊkəm
practicum
ˈpræktɪkəm
skookum
ˈskuːkəm
unwelcome
ʌnˈwɛlkəm
verbascum
vɜːˈbæskəm
viscum
ˈvɪskəm
welcome
ˈwɛlkəm
Welkom
ˈwɛlkəm
Wykeham
ˈwɪkəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOKUM

hoka
hoke
hokey
hokey cokey
hokey-pokey
hokeyness
hoki
hokily
hokiness
Hokkaido
hokku
hokonui
Hokusai
hoky-poky
holandric
holarchy
Holarctic
holard

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOKUM

album
asalam-wa-leikum
at a premium
Belgium
bunkum
crinkum-crankum
cum
datum
fair dinkum
forum
hum
maximum
medium
minimum
museum
nickum
petroleum
platinum
stickum
trinkum

Synonyms and antonyms of hokum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hokum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOKUM

Find out the translation of hokum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hokum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hokum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

废话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hokum
570 millions of speakers

English

hokum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होकुम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السخف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ерунда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hokum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hokum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hokum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hokum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hokum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저속한 수법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hokum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hokum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹொக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉकाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saçmalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hokum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hokum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hokum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hokum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misleiding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hokum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hokum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hokum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOKUM»

The term «hokum» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOKUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hokum

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QUOTES WITH «HOKUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hokum.
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Tony Wilson
Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOKUM»

Discover the use of hokum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hokum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor
This book is less a comprehensive collection of African-American humor than a mix-tape narrative dubbed by a trusted friend-a sampler of underground classics, rare grooves, and timeless summer jams, poetry and prose juxtaposed with the ...
Paul Beatty, 2008
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Hokum: Theory and Scales for Fiddle Tunes and Fiddle ...
This book is written to accomplish three purposes: (1) to teach music theory and scales as applied to fiddle tunes in the American and Celtic traditions; (2) to teach fiddle improvisation; and (3) to present additional material to help the ...
Leon Grizzard, 2011
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Juke'n the Uke: Blues, Ragtime and Hokum For 'Ukulele
Inspired by the music played in early 20th Century juke joints, rent parties and road house dives, “Juke'n The Uke” is an outstanding collection of classic blues, rags, jug-band songs and hokum artfully arranged for fingerstyle 'ukulele ...
Mark Kailana Nelson, 2012
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The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music
A variation on this set-up, one that came to be known as "hokum" blues, was also created in 1928 by two musicians based in Chicago, pianist Thomas A. Dorsey (" Georgia Tom") and guitarist Hudson Whitaker ("Tampa Red"). The latter also ...
Allan Moore, 2002
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Play Me Something Quick and Devilish: Old-Time Fiddlers in ...
Canaday presented the tune with birdcalls, variations, tempo changes, hokum bowing, and improvisations that made it a splendid exhibition as well as a source alternately of admiration or jealousy among other contestants. the tune has great  ...
Howard W. Marshall, 2013
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The Voice of the Blues: Classic Interviews from Living Blues ...
Some of the music that you were doing with Tampa Red was called "hokum." Yeah, well, 1 think we found that name. We heard it somewhere. I and Tampa, but mostly, the Hokum Boys was me, Bobby Robinson, and there was a girl in it, ...
Jim O'Neal, Amy van Singel, 2013
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Double-take: A Revisionist Harlem Renaissance Anthology
George. S. Schuyler. The. Negro-. Art. Hokum. Negro Art "made in America" is as non-existent as the widely advertised profundity of Cal Coolidge, the "seven years of progress" of Mayor Hylan, or the reported sophistication of New Yorkers.
Venetria K. Patton, Maureen Honey, 2001
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Hugh MacDiarmid: Selected Poetry
Hokum. It isna fair to my wife and weans It isna fair to mysel', To persist in poverty -stricken courses And never ring Fortune's bell. Thoosands o' writers wi' nae mair brains In their heids than I've in my pinkie Are rowin' in wealth while I toil for a ...
Hugh MacDiarmid, Alan Riach, Michael Grieve, 2006
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Pioneers of Jazz : The Story of the Creole Band: The Story ...
The Story of the Creole Band Urbana-Champaign (Emeritus) Lawrence Gushee Professor of Music University of Illinois. word common in the varieties, meaning the same as 'hokum', or low comedy verging on vulgarity.” I've managed to collect  ...
Urbana-Champaign (Emeritus) Lawrence Gushee Professor of Music University of Illinois, 2005
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Popular Music in America:The Beat Goes On
STYLE Hokum (salacious, up-tempo blues style) - FORM Early verse/chorus blues form. First four bars briefly describe a scene; Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May ner be copied, seanned. er duplieared. in wnele er ...
Michael Campbell, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOKUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hokum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Irrational Man · Film Review · The A.V. Club
But though Irrational Man's existentialist moral crisis is mostly hokum, the movie still has a whiff of charm, thanks to a handful of good one-liners, ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
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The jobs figures: even if it's a blip, it's a worrying one | Left Foot …
It`s hokum. It`s telling that we refer to the labour “Market”, as if the value of human beings rests on being bought or sold like cattle. Rather than ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
3
Mr. Holmes Examines the Great Detective in Old Age | Riverfront …
Even though Holmes knows that Watson's version of the case is hokum, he struggles to remember what actually occurred, and his pursuit of the ... «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»
4
Brownstock 2015: Bigger and Better than ever! | Trident Media
Revellers could grab a saddle seat at the bar and sip on a nice cold beer whilst watching Dave Ferra, Rostock, Hokum Boys and Penguin Party. «Trident Media, Jul 15»
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OFF THE BEATEN TRAIL - Folioweekly
Despite its elegiac title, Blake Edwards' Sunset (1988) has great fun with Hollywood myth and hokum, pairing real-life Wyatt Earp (James ... «Folio Weekly, Jul 15»
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Exposing the inability to dream big: Baahubali shows Bollywood …
In comparison, Salman's Veer, perhaps the last period film from Bollywood to be reviewed by a foreign critic was derided as 'hokum of the ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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Editorial: Is Carson really serious with proposal on college bias?
You don't have to be brain surgeon — which Carson is, of course — to recognize the layers of pure hokum in such a bizarre proposal. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
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July 15 lettes to the editor - ContraCostaTimes.com
None of this hokum has even come close. So much for Mahoney's unfounded claims. Ken Hambrick. Walnut Creek. Reprint · Print · Email Font ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Oreo,' a Sandwich-Cookie of a Feminist Comic Novel - The …
For this reissue, we owe a debt to Ms. Senna and to the novelist Paul Beatty, who sang this novel's praises in his influential anthology “Hokum: ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Five things you might not know about croissants
It's probably all hokum, though, as Alfred Gottschalk, who wrote about the legend in the first edition of Larousse (1938) later changed the origin ... «Good Food, Jul 15»

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