Buncombe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊlɪθ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋkuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋkuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊlɪθ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bunk guff bunkum hogwash rot

Around the World

Europe

🇳🇱Dutch

onzin

onaanvaardbaar gedrag (vooral belachelijk valse verklaringen)

🇷🇺Russian

болтун

неприемлемое поведение (особенно смехотворно ложные заявления)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बंकोम्बे

अस्वीकार्य व्यवहार (विशेष रूप से हास्यास्पद झूठे बयान)

🇮🇳Tamil

பன்கொம்ப்

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாத நடத்தை (குறிப்பாக நகைப்புக்குரிய தவறான அறிக்கைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

బంకోంబ్

ఆమోదయోగ్యం కాని ప్రవర్తన (ముఖ్యంగా హాస్యాస్పదంగా తప్పుడు ప్రకటనలు)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಕೋಂಬ್

ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബങ്കോംബ്

അസ്വീകാര്യമായ പെരുമാറ്റം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പരിഹാസ്യമായ തെറ്റായ പ്രസ്താവനകൾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بنکومبے

ناقابل قبول سلوک (خاص طور پر مضحکہ خیز جھوٹے بیانات)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邦科姆

不可接受的行为（尤其是可笑的虚假陈述）

🇯🇵Japanese

バンコム

容認できない行為（特に滑稽なほど虚偽の発言）

🇰🇷Korean

번컴

용납할 수 없는 행동(특히 우스꽝스러울 정도로 거짓된 진술)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tóc búi rối

hành vi không thể chấp nhận được (đặc biệt là những tuyên bố sai lầm lố bịch)

🇹🇭Thai

บันคอมบ์

พฤติกรรมที่ยอมรับไม่ได้ (โดยเฉพาะข้อความเท็จอย่างน่าหัวเราะ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

nonsen

perilaku yang tidak dapat diterima (terutama pernyataan palsu yang menggelikan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.buncombe

السلوك غير المقبول (خصوصًا التصريحات الكاذبة المضحكة)

🇮🇷Persian

بانکامب

رفتار غیرقابل قبول (به خصوص اظهارات مضحک نادرست)

🇹🇷Turkish

topuz

kabul edilemez davranışlar (özellikle gülünç derecede yanlış ifadeler)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בונקום

התנהגות בלתי מתקבלת על הדעת (במיוחד הצהרות שווא בצורה מגוחכת)

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