buncombe

We have found lemma(root) word of buncombe : bunkum.

Definitions


[ˈbʌŋkəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- nonsense
(e.g: they talk a lot of bunkum about their products)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century (originally buncombe): named after Buncombe County in North Carolina, mentioned in an inconsequential speech made by its congressman solely to please his constituents (c.1820)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries