Buncombe

Pronunciation: /bʌŋkʌm/

Definitions of buncombe

noun a county in North Carolina, United States

Example Sentences

A1 I don't understand all this buncombe about the new policy.

A2 The politician's speech was full of buncombe and empty promises.

B1 The advertisement seemed like a lot of buncombe to me.

B2 The company's marketing strategy was criticized for being buncombe.

C1 The CEO's presentation was seen as buncombe by the board of directors.

C2 The journalist exposed the politician's buncombe in their latest article.

Examples of buncombe in a Sentence

formal The politician's speech was full of buncombe and lacked any substantial policy proposals.

informal Don't listen to him, he's just talking buncombe.

slang I can't believe people actually fall for that buncombe.

figurative Her excuses were nothing but buncombe to avoid taking responsibility.

Grammatical Forms of buncombe

• past tense: buncombed
• plural: buncombes
• comparative: more buncombe
• superlative: most buncombe
• present tense: buncombes
• future tense: will buncombe
• perfect tense: have buncombed
• continuous tense: is buncombing
• singular: buncombe
• positive degree: buncombe
• infinitive: to buncombe
• gerund: buncombing
• participle: buncombed

Origin and Evolution of buncombe

First Known Use: 1820 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'buncombe' originated from a speech given by North Carolina Representative Felix Walker in Congress in 1820.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'buncombe' evolved to mean meaningless or nonsensical speech, eventually becoming synonymous with 'nonsense' or 'empty talk'.