all that talk is bunkum
1Bunkum — Buncombe Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S …
2hokum — ho|kum [ˈhəukəm US ˈhou ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from hocus pocus + bunkum] informal something that seems true or impressive but that is wrong or not sincere ▪ All that talk is just a bunch of hokum …
3Buncombe — Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.] [1913… …
4To speak for Buncombe — Buncombe Bun combe, Bunkum Bun kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S …
5Orgone — For the band, see Orgone (band). A cloudbuster: (seen at bottom, right of center, not the sculpture) a device which supposedly could influence weather by altering levels of atmospheric orgone. Orgone energy is a theory originally proposed in the… …
6Jacqueline du Pré — with the Davydov Stradivarius and Daniel Barenboim Background information Birth name Jacqueline Mary du Pré …
7Hilary and Jackie — Infobox Film name = Hilary and Jackie caption = US poster for the film director = Anand Tucker producer = Nicolas Kent Andy Paterson writer = Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenplay) based on A Genius in the Family by Hilary and Piers du Pré narrator =… …
8snake oil — noun 1. (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑liquid 2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive …
9List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …
10claptrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nonsense (See unmeaningness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. empty talk, drivel, bombast, bunk; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [KLAP TRAP] pretentious writing or talk… …