Difference between Hokum and Bunk

What is the difference between Hokum and Bunk?

Hokum as a noun is meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. while Bunk as a noun is one of a series of berths or bed placed in tiers.

Hokum

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.

Bunk

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of a series of berths or bed placed in tiers.A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.A cot.A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to occupy a bunkto provide a bunkTo fail to attend school without permission; to play truant.To expel from a school.

Example sentence: With acting, I started very young, and I'd performed for a lot of children in boarding schools, late at night after the dormitory lights were out. I'd have a flashlight, and I'd be Count Dracula, or Shakespeare, or Yogi Bear, and leap from bunk to bunk. I loved the laughter; I liked the way it made people feel.

We hope you now know whether to use Hokum or Bunk in your sentence.

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