hooey

Meaning

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

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

tonterías

Unsinn

bêtise

connerie

non-sens

nonsens

ximpleries

Larifari

bestiesa

Nebbich

ανοησίες

لغو

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.