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hookum

hookum noun: an order; a command.

Noun

hookum (plural hookums)

  1. (India, obsolete) An order; a command.

Forms of hookum

pluralhookums

Questions about hookum

What does hookum mean?
Hookum means an order; a command.
What part of speech is hookum?
Hookum is a noun.
What is the plural of hookum?
The plural of hookum is hookums.

Words near hookum in the dictionary

  1. hookthorns
  2. hooktip
  3. hooktips
  4. hooktop
  5. hooktop heng
  6. hookum
  7. hookum-snivey
  8. hookums
  9. hookup
  10. hookups
  11. Hookway

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