bunkum
/ˈbʌŋkəm/(亦作buncombe)
noun
mass noun
- informal, dated nonsense〈非正式, 旧〉废话：
they talk a lot of bunkum about their products.
他们就自己的产品说了一大堆废话。
词源
mid 19th cent. （originally buncombe）： named after Buncombe County in North Carolina， mentioned in an inconsequential speech made by its congressman solely to please his constituents （c. 1820）.