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- [hoo-ee]
- /ˈhu i/
- /ˈhuːɪ/
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- [hoo-ee]
- /ˈhu i/
Definitions of hooey word
- noun hooey silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it! 1
- noun hooey nonsense 1
- uncountable noun hooey If you say that an idea or statement is hooey, you mean that it is foolish or wrong. 0
- noun hooey nonsense; rubbish 0
- noun hooey (Slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). 0
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Origin of hooey
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Hooey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hooey popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hooey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hooey
noun hooey
- bananas — crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
- garbage — discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
- absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- fatuity — complacent stupidity; foolishness.
- bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
Antonyms for hooey
noun hooey
- wisdom — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
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