a load of bunk

a load of bunk

Nonsense or insincerity. Bunk is an abbreviation of the Americanism "bunkum," meaning insincere, empty talk, or disingenuous political talk meant merely to please a target audience. Primarily heard in US. The plumber said it would cost $800 to fix the toilet? What a load of bunk!
See also: bunk, load, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a lot of bunk
  • bunk
  • bunkum
  • talk at cross purposes
  • talk to
  • talk to (one)
  • What's on your mind?
  • straight talk
  • talk about
  • talk about...
References in periodicals archive
You would think it would just be buying a load of bunk beds but, with the health and safety aspects, it's not an easy thing to do any more.
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That's a load of bunk. According to a national panel of experts that reviewed all 12 of the studies that have been done on garlic and blood sugar, "Garlic preparations had no clinically significant effect on blood glucose [blood sugar] in persons with or without diabetes." The authors of the comprehensive review, which was issued last year by the U.S.
Keeping a Lid on Blood Sugar