noun · uncountable · rare

hooey

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

/ˈhuː.i/

» All those suggestions were dismissed as hooey.

Meaning

2 senses

(slang, uncountable)Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.
Stuss, Schmarrn, Blödsinn
ерунда́jerundá, чушьčušʹ
(slang)A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.

More definitions

senseless talk

Examples

1 sentences

All those suggestions were dismissed as hooey.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

silly talk or writing:

Deutsch

silly talk or writing:

Origin

Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian

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

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