Humbug
Humbug noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: those UFO stories are a lot of humbug
Hokeypokey and humbug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hokeypokey" instead a noun "Humbug".
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
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