1. Plural of hokum; nonsense, bunk, or something intended to deceive or mislead.
Usage: informal; usually uncountable but can be pluralized to refer to multiple instances or types of deceptive claims

Examples

• The advertisement was full of hokums designed to trick consumers.
• Don't believe those hokums about miracle cures.
• He dismissed the politician's speech as pure hokums.
• The tabloid printed hokums about celebrity scandals.
• She saw through all the hokums in the sales pitch.