HOOEY

stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock

(noun) senseless talk; “don’t give me that stuff”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

hooey (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• See also nonsense

Etymology 2

Noun

hooey (plural hooeys)

(slang) A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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