HOKUM
- nonsense (behavior or language that is meaningless or absurd) [n HOKUMS]
- elements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring
- out-and-out nonsense; bunkum
- sentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind
- false or irrelevant material introduced into something to interest or amuse
- a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response