hooey

Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhuː.i/

Etymology

Cognate with Russian: хуй

Cognate with German: hui

In summary

Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.

Synonyms

nonsense

stuff

rubbish

balderdash

poppycock

twaddle

stuff and nonsense

fiddlesticks

flapdoodle

fluff

moonshine

claptrap

nonsensicalness

piffle

pigswill

bulldust

bunk

bosh

tommyrot

tosh

trash

trumpery

marry-muff

fadoodle

load of crap

flimflammery

balonie

cobblers

codswallop

drivel

Translations

zırva

saçmalık

nonsens

tonterías

Unsinn

bêtise

connerie

non-sens

nonsens

ximpleries

Larifari

bestiesa

Nebbich

ανοησίες

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