Hokeypokey
Hokeypokey noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: every year the legislature has to go through the same hokeypokey before it balances the state budget
Twaddle and hokeypokey are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Twaddle" instead a noun "Hokeypokey".
Twaddle
Twaddle noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: the novel's elaborate theory detailing a supposed 2,000-year-old conspiracy is mostly tiresome twaddle
Nearby Word: twaddling
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Twaddle and Hokeypokey. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hokeypokey/twaddle
Hokeypokey & Twaddle. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hokeypokey/twaddle>.
Twaddle or Hokeypokey. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hokeypokey/twaddle.
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