hooey

Questions about hooey

What does hooey mean?

hooey means "senseless talk".

How many syllables are in hooey?

hooey has 2 syllables: hoo-ey. The stress falls on "hoo". In IPA it is /ˈhui/.

What is another word for hooey?

Close synonyms include stuff, stuff and nonsense, poppycock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hooey a common word?

hooey is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.