hooey.
Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
Meaning & usage
Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.
Where this word comes from
Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.
A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.