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Where does “hokum” come from?

hokum (English) comes from Arabic حُكْم.

hokum (English): meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance...

Definitions

  1. meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance...

Ancestry of “hokum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُكْم—

Words derived from “hokum”

  • hokey
  • hoke
  • hokeyness
Every word from Arabic حُكْم →