hooey

Pile of nonsense

Hooey is mainly a noun that designates nonsense, lies, or misinformation.

It is used as an interjection to signal someone’s recognition of these things.

nonsense

balderdash

Senseless talk or writing

hogwash · bunkum · claptrap · codswallop · tommyrot · piffle · bosh · humbug · flapdoodle · fiddle-faddle

chatter

babble

Incoherent speech

gibberish · jabber · rambling · waffle · blabber · gab · yak · twaddle · hot air · verbiage

trivial

trifling

Of no real importance

footling · fiddling · small potatoes · nothing · worthless · pointless · silly · fluff · poppycock · tommyrot

dismissive

eye-roll

Gesture of exasperation

cynicism · derision · disdain · contempt · sneer · shrug · rejection · doubtful · unimpressed · repudiation

Categories
Opposites
truth and validity

hooeytruth

Accordance with reality

fact · reality · gospel · gospel truth · certainty

intellectual quality

hooeysense

Perception or judgment

wisdom · reason · rationality · reasonableness · sensibleness

substance and value

hooeysubstance

Physical material with mass

insight · profundity · meat · depth · genuine article

Family

hoax, baloney, hokum

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G