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What (who) is buncombe - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Buncombe
·noun ·Alt. of Bunkum.
buncombe
¦ noun variant spelling of bunkum.
bunkum
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COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
Buncombe County; Bunkum; Buncombe County, NC; History of Buncombe County, North Carolina
(also buncombe)
¦ noun informal, dated nonsense.
Origin
C19: named after Buncombe County in North Carolina, mentioned in a speech made by its congressman solely to please his constituents.
Wikipedia
Buncombe
Buncombe may refer to:
- Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Buncombe, Illinois
- An alternative spelling of Buncom, Oregon
- Edward Buncombe, an 18th-century plantation owner
- wikt:buncombe or wikt:bunkum, a term meaning "nonsense", derived from 19th-century American politics
Examples of use of buncombe
1. By Andrew Buncombe 27 June 2005 Two eggs over easy.
2. By Andrew Buncombe 21 June 2005 The scenes that confronted the reporter George Weller would fill his dispatches with horror and stay with him for life.
3. Among those also indicted are two former Buncombe County sheriff‘s deputies, both charged with conspiracy in connection with the gambling operation.
4. Andrew Buncombe in Washington 01 June 2005 He was the most famous source in journalistic history who helped bring down a corrupt US president.
5. By Andrew Buncombe 08 June 2005 When is she a private citizen and when is she wife of the Prime Minister?