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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bunkum /ˈbʌŋkəm/ (also buncombe)

▶noun informal, dated nonsense.

– origin C19: named after Buncombe County in North Carolina, mentioned in a speech made by its congressman solely to please his constituents.

'bunkum' also found in these Oxford entries:

buncombe - bunk

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