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1 buncombe -- rank: 1000

buncombe definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] Merriam Webster's noun see bunkum Oxford Reference Dictionary var. of BUNKUM. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Buncombe Bun"combe, Bunkum Bun"kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech-making for the gratification ... bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton. To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly. Note: ``The phrase ... North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man ...

2 To speak for Buncombe -- rank: 987

To speak for Buncombe definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Buncombe Bun"combe, Bunkum Bun"kum, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech-making for the gratification ... bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton. To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly. Note: ``The phrase ... North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose ... and that he was bound to `make a speech for Buncombe.''' --W. Darlington.

3 bunkum -- rank: 829

... 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] Merriam Webster's or buncombe noun Etymology: Buncombe county, N.C.; from a remark made by its congressman ... an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe Date: 1845 insincere or foolish talk ; nonsense Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (also buncombe) nonsense; humbug. Etymology: orig. buncombe f. Buncombe County in N. Carolina, mentioned in a ...

4 Puff -- rank: 217

... sniffle, snore, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, soapsuds, souffle, speak for Buncombe, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, spiel ...

5 Hogwash -- rank: 217

... 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century ...

6 Flourish -- rank: 217

... forth, showiness, showing-off, single mordent, something extra, speak for Buncombe, spectacle, splash, splurge, sport, spotlight, spring up, sprout, sprout up ...

7 guff -- rank: 217

... 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: probably imitative ...

8 Gasconade -- rank: 217

... puff, rage, rant, rave, rodomontade, roister, rollick, slang, speak for Buncombe, splutter, sputter, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, vapor, vaunt

9 Swagger -- rank: 217

... foot, skip, slang, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, speak for Buncombe, splutter, sputter, stagger, stalk, stamp, step, stomp, storm, straddle, straggle ...

10 AVL -- rank: 217

... ASO FAA District ATL State NC State NORTH CAROLINA County BUNCOMBE County State NC City Name ASHEVILLE Full Name ASHEVILLE REGIONAL ...

11 Vapor -- rank: 217

... self-delusion, shadow, sick fancy, slang, smog, smoke, speak for Buncombe, spirit, splutter, sputter, steam, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, talk big, talk ...

12 Rot -- rank: 217

... 3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed ...

13 Bunk -- rank: 217

... 4: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] 5: a message that seems to convey ...

14 Brag -- rank: 217

... rave, rodomontade, roister, rollick, show off, side, slang, speak for Buncombe, splutter, sputter, storm, strut, swagger, swashbuckle, talk big, trumpet, vanity ...

15 Boast -- rank: 217

... prize, puff, quack, rodomontade, ruffle, show off, side, speak for Buncombe, squat, squat on, swagger, swash, swashbuckle, talk big, treasure, triumph ...