Definition
Plural of buncombe: multiple instances or types of nonsense or insincere talk.
Etymology
The simple plural form of buncombe. While 'buncombe' itself gained prominence in the 1820s, the plural form documents cases where people catalogued various examples of hollow political speech.
Kelly Says
The fact that people needed a plural form shows how endemic empty political talk was in 19th-century America—politicians were producing buncombes with such frequency they needed a collective noun for them!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብንኮምበስ
ben-kom-bes
ARالعربية
بونكومبس
bun-kom-bis
BNবাংলা
বনকম্বস
bon-kom-bos
CACatalà
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
CSČeština
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
DADansk
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
DEDeutsch
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
ELΕλληνικά
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
ESEspañol
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
FAفارسی
بانکومبس
ban-kom-bes
FISuomi
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
FRFrançais
buncombes
bun-kom-b
GUGU
બનકમ્બેસ
ban-kam-bes
HAHA
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
HEעברית
בונכומבס
bon-kom-bes
HIहिन्दी
बनकॉम्ब्स
ban-kom-bs
HUMagyar
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
IDBahasa Indonesia
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
IGIG
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
ITItaliano
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
JA日本語
バンコムブズ
ban-kom-buzu
KKKK
бұнкомбес
bun-kom-bes
KMKM
បន់កូមបេស
bon-koo-m-bes
KO한국어
번콤베스
beon-kom-beoseu
MRMR
बनकॉम्ब्स
ban-kom-bs
MSBahasa Melayu
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
MYမြန်မာ
ဘန်ကွမ်းဘီစ
ban-kwun-bee-s
NLNederlands
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
NONorsk
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
PLPolski
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
PTPortuguês
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
RORomână
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
RUРусский
банкомбес
bankom-bes
SVSvenska
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
SWKiswahili
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
TAதமிழ்
பன்கொம்பஸ்
pan-kom-bus
TEతెలుగు
బన్కొంబెస్
ban-kon-bes
THไทย
บันคอมเบส
ban-kom-bes
TLTL
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
TRTürkçe
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
UKУкраїнська
банкомбес
bankom-bes
URاردو
بونکومبس
bun-kom-bis
VITiếng Việt
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
YOYO
buncombes
bun-kom-bees
ZH中文
班康姆比斯
bān kāng mǔ bǐsī
ZUZU
buncombes
bun-kom-bees