hooey
Plural: hooeys
Noun
- Nonsense or foolish talk.
- senseless talk
- Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.
Examples
- His opponent’s excuses for losing were just hooey, he knew he was outplayed.
- I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.
Origin / Etymology
Possibly related to phooey, possibly a euphemism for horseshit, or possibly from Ukrainian or Russian хуй (xuj). Compare hooie (interjection) and German hui.
Scrabble Score: 11
hooey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhooey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hooey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
hooey: valid Words With Friends Word