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The expression "bunk" or "bunkum" ultimately derives from Buncombe County, North Carolina, apparently. The story is that the congressman from its district gave
by cafard 6y ago
The expression "bunk" or "bunkum" ultimately derives from Buncombe County, North Carolina, apparently. The story is that the congressman from its district gave a speech in Congress that made no sense at all. When asked, he said that he was "speaking to Buncombe."
- edoceo 6y agoNeat! https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/bunkum https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/bunkum