hokum

[US]/'həʊkəm/
[UK]/'hokəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kabulaanan, usapang walang saysay, kalat
Word Forms
Pluralhokums

Phrases & Collocations

pure hokum

walang kwenta

detective hokum

detektib na walang kwenta

Example Sentences

detecting hokum in the salesman's pitch

pagtuklas ng mga huwad sa pananalita ng tindero

the movie was full of hokum

Ang pelikula ay puno ng mga huwad.

she saw through his hokum

Nakita niya ang mga huwad sa kanyang sinasabi.

the article was filled with hokum

Ang artikulo ay puno ng mga huwad.

the politician's speech was pure hokum

Ang talumpati ng politiko ay puro mga huwad.

the book was dismissed as hokum

Tinanggihan ang aklat bilang mga huwad.

the so-called miracle cure was nothing but hokum

Ang tinatawag na gamot na himala ay walang iba kundi mga huwad.

the conspiracy theory was just hokum

Ang teorya ng sabwatan ay puro mga huwad lamang.

he tried to pass off his lies as hokum

Sinubukan niyang ipasa ang kanyang mga kasinungalingan bilang mga huwad.

the psychic's predictions were nothing but hokum

Ang mga hula ng manggagamot ay walang iba kundi mga huwad.

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