hokum
/ˈhəʊkəm/noun
mass noun
1- informal nonsense〈非正式〉胡言乱语, 废话：
they dismissed such corporate homilies as boardroom hokum.
他们把这类有关公司的说教看做是董事们的胡说八道而不予理会。
1.1
- trite, sentimental, or unrealistic situations and dialogue in a film, play, or piece of writing（电影、戏剧或文章中）陈腐（或伤感、不切实际）的情节和对话：
classic B-movie hokum.
典型的B级电影的俗套情节。
词源
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.