hokum

• اسم يشير إلى كلام أو أفكار لا معنى لها أو لا مضمون حقيقي لها، ويُستخدم غالبًا لوصف الهراء أو البلاغة الفارغة.

A noun referring to language or an idea that appears to have no real meaning or substance, often used to describe nonsense or empty rhetoric.

غير معدود

1. Nonsense or meaningless talkB2informal

   Language or content that seems to convey no meaning; empty or ridiculous talk.

   كلام فارغ

   • The politician's speech was full of hokum.
   • Don't listen to that hokum; it's just a rumor.
   • He dismissed the theory as pure hokum.
   • The movie was entertaining but mostly hokum.

   المرادفاتbaloneybunkumclaptrapdrivelgibberishhogwashmalarkeynonsensepoppycocktwaddle

   الأضدادsensesubstancetruthwisdom

2. Theatrical trick or slapstick comedyC1informalamericanart

   Deliberate artificiality or exaggerated humor in a performance, often intended to provoke laughter.

   التهريج المسرحي

   • The play relied on cheap hokum to keep the audience amused.
   • Old silent films often used physical hokum for laughs.
   • His comedy routine is a mix of sharp wit and old-fashioned hokum.
   • The director added some hokum to lighten the mood.

   المرادفاتbuffooneryclowningfarcegimmickhorseplayshtickslapsticktomfoolerytrick