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buncombe¹

noun

  1. alternative, archaic, uncountable Alternative spelling of bunkum (1926) "There's a lot of sort of sentimental buncombe talked the Silver King": "The Theatre in Australia (Sydney)". The Triad : a journal devoted to literary, pictorial, musical and dramatic art. 11 (10): 58. 1 August 1926.

Buncombe²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States.

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@misc{buncombe_2026,
  title = {buncombe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buncombe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}