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And people are always saying: 'Well, you go to Hollywood and you get yourself a film career or a TV series, and then you can do anything you want. Because then you've got the clout.' That had always sounded like a lot of hooey to me, but now I think it's true, unfortunately.
Kathy Bates

Meaning of "hooey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOOEY

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOOEY

hooey  [ˈhuːɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOOEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hooey can act as a noun and an exclamation.
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.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES HOOEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hooey

Hooey was a humour magazine published by Popular Magazines in the 1930s. It presented spoof ads and articles much in the manner popularised by the 50s magazine Mad.

Definition of hooey in the English dictionary

The definition of hooey in the dictionary is nonsense; rubbish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOOEY


bluey
ˈbluːɪ
Brahui
brɑːˈhuːɪ
chewie
ˈtʃuːɪ
chewy
ˈtʃuːɪ
Dewey
ˈdjuːɪ
dewy
ˈdjuːɪ
Drambuie
dræmˈbjuːɪ
gluey
ˈɡluːɪ
gooey
ˈɡuːɪ
Hughie
ˈhjuːɪ
hui
ˈhuːɪ
louis
ˈluːɪ
phooey
ˈfuːɪ
rahui
ˌrɑːˈhuːɪ
screwy
ˈskruːɪ
stewy
ˈstjuːɪ
tui
ˈtuːɪ
uey
ˈjuːɪ
Wanganui
ˌwɒŋəˈnuːɪ
zooey
ˈzuːɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOOEY

hoodlumish
hoodlumism
hoodman
hoodman-blind
hoodmold
hoodoo
hoodooism
hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoody
hoof
hoof it
hoof rot
hoof-and-mouth disease
hoofbeat
hoofbound
hoofed
hoofer
hoofless
hooflike

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOOEY

blooey
cooey
echoey
flooey
joey
kerflooey
looey
mosquitoey
ptooey
sooey
toey
tomatoey
wood-and-water joey

Synonyms and antonyms of hooey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hooey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOOEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

胡言乱语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hooey
570 millions of speakers

English

hooey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hooey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чушь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

besteira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hoody
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hooey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hoody
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quatsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナンセンスだ!
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hooey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hoody
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói nhảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரட்டுததனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapüşonlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hooey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hooey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нісенітниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prostii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοησίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hooey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hooey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hooey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hooey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOEY»

The term «hooey» is regularly used and occupies the 62.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOEY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «HOOEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hooey.
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Kathy Bates
And people are always saying: 'Well, you go to Hollywood and you get yourself a film career or a TV series, and then you can do anything you want. Because then you've got the clout.' That had always sounded like a lot of hooey to me, but now I think it's true, unfortunately.
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Ricky Martin
I think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It's so conformist.
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Josh Radnor
One man's uplift is another man's sentimental hooey.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOEY»

Discover the use of hooey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hooey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hooey Higgins and the Shark
Trying to raise enough money to buy a huge chocolate egg, Hooey Higgins, along with his best friend and brother, concocts a scheme to catch a shark and charge people to view it, but he ends up finding something much more amazing.
Steve Voake, 2012
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Strategic Whitetail Hunting
To kill mature bucks EVERY year?You Need a Strategy! &break;&break;N this book from Tim Hooey, veteran hunter and host of The Outdoor Channel's North American Fist & Game, comes a very systematic and planning-based approach to becoming the ...
Tim Hooey, 2004
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Hooey Higgins Goes for Gold
Want to see Twig run really fast?
Steve Voake, 2012
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Queen Hooey’s Nest:
'Queen Hooey!' said Alex and his eyes sprang open. He saw a gorgeous face hovering over him. 'You're right, that was Queen Hooey talking to you, but my name's Jane.' The flying ant hovered over Alex propelledby two sliver wings that  ...
Michael William Marriott, William Webster, 2014
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The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and ...
It is derived from rig-my-role, which some etymologists say is derived from a ragman's roll or backpack containing a variety of unrelated items. Hooey is a mystery. The synonym for “nonsense, baloney, hogwash” is cited in the OED as coined in ...
William Safire, 2007
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Buck Hooey: Tales of the Wild West
Cowboy Buck Hooey tries his luck at sheriffin', driftin', ridin' shotgun, and Injun scoutin'. His draw is slow and his aim is bad. His luck is pure cussed. Still he becomes a western hero whose name is now known!
Daniel Bruce, 2005
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The Holy and the Hereafter or is it Hooey?
J L Miller. His word directly to men as the world population increased. Instead, he delegated the job to angels. And in the case of The Urantia Book, an order of beings just above man made the actual contact. But from the perspective of ...
J L Miller, 2013
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Hooey Higgins and the Tremendous Trousers
The dubious inventive skills of Hooey Higgins and his friends are put to the test in a latest madcap adventure that compels them to invent super-protective pants that they hope will safeguard them from crocodiles, flying toffee apples and ...
Steve Voake, 2014
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The Nazarite Vow
This is the first book of its kind written about the Nazarite Vow outside of the Bible. The real life characters in this book are the ordinary men and women who read this book.
Zachary F. Hooey, 2008
10
Ebony
Demonstrating hospital evacuation, Lt. Luther Hooey instructs nurses at Brooklyn Hospital on dozen different lifts and carries as part of overall fire prevention program. Though New York started relatively late, in past four years department has ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hooey is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Ant-Man,' a little guy with big movie pleasures - Gusto - The Buffalo …
No “Ant-Man.” Hooey, I say. I think the powers that be simply reacted negatively to a movie that sounds too small to attract a big audience. «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
2
The Gilmer Mirror - In Bastrop Jade Helm Begins With a Whimper
“I just think it's a bunch of hooey. All it takes is one person to get on the Internet and say something,” said Bud Sinclair, a retiree who sat drinking ... «Gilmer Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Wellington writer Tami Hoag: Publishing Harper Lee novel 'horse …
... stayed in the attic for half a century, and the once-offered explanation of “oh, she forgot she had it” is the biggest bucket of horse hooey ever. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
4
The Daily Doom and Gloom
I'm not the only one to think the so-called Greek crisis is a bunch of hooey. My colleague, Jim Rickards, thinks so too. As he wrote on his Twitter ... «Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Jul 15»
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Grexit over. For now. Meanwhile, Hillary to the rescue!
What a bunch of hooey, from a woman who's never “shared” a damned thing except kickbacks and international bribes. Furthermore, what does ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
6
Climate Change This Week: The Seafood Connection, Super Solar …
... You Explain Frozen Pizzas? Tired of facts? Do you think all the concern about climate change is just a bunch of hooey? Then this newscast is ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Surprise: Lindsey Graham Gets It Part Way Right On Trump
... Graham line to the effect that Republicans are about to go extinct because they want our immigration laws enforced is a bunch of hooey. «ConservativeHQ, Jul 15»
8
Does Jeb Bush Understand Economics?
Just as with the growth rates, Bush's original–and revised–statements about employees working more hours is statistical hooey. The average ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Buskers Rendezvous: Whig-Standard columnist's vision helped get …
"The judge thought the whole thing was a bunch of hooey," he said. "He said go out in the hallway and come back in 20 minutes having cut a ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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Movie review: Don't say you'll be back, 'Terminator'
... but it turns out that she's already being protected by a good Terminator robot she calls "Pops" (Arnold again, there's some hooey about robot ... «FlipSidePA, Jul 15»

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