hokum

• Существительное, обозначающее язык или идею, которые не имеют реального смысла или содержания, часто используется для описания бессмыслицы или пустой риторики.

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.

uncountable

1. Nonsense or meaningless talkB2informal

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

   Чушь

   • 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.

   Synonymsbaloneybunkumclaptrapdrivelgibberishhogwashmalarkeynonsensepoppycocktwaddle

   Antonymssensesubstancetruthwisdom

2. Theatrical trick or slapstick comedyC1informalamericanart

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

   Буффонада

   • 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.

   Synonymsbuffooneryclowningfarcegimmickhorseplayshtickslapsticktomfoolerytrick