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Synonyms for hooey

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

    I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.

Forms

Plural
hooeys → poppycocks, hogwashes, hokums, malarkeys…

Example sentences

  • bullshit I know you don't have the money—don't bullshit me!
  • hogwash I think that's a lot of hogwash.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hooeyrising
bullshitrising
hogwashsteady
hokumsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bull1, blah1, guff1
5 letters
stuff1, fudge1, tripe1, hokum2
6 letters
drivel2, humbug2, piffle
7 letters
rubbish2, baloney3, hogwash2, prattle2, bahooey
8 letters
bullshit2, malarkey3
9 letters
poppycock3, rigmarole
10 letters
balderdash3, rigamarole

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hokum2 = 2 syllables).