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What (who) is hokum$35511$ - definition
TYPE OF SONG IN AMERICAN BLUES
Hokum blues
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hokum
If you describe something as hokum, you think it is nonsense. (INFORMAL)
The book is enjoyable hokum.
= nonsense
N-UNCOUNT
hokum
['h??k?m]
¦ noun informal
1. nonsense.
2. sentimental or trite material in a film or other work.
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
Enemy Engaged
1998 VIDEO GAME
Enemy Engaged : Comanche vs Hokum; Enemy Engaged; EEAH
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Wikipedia
Hokum
Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music—a humorous song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make sexual innuendos. This trope goes back to early blues recordings and is used from time to time in modern American blues and blues rock.
An example of hokum lyrics is this sample from "Meat Balls", by Lil Johnson, recorded about 1937:
