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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 797 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BUNCOMBE, or BUNKUM (from Buncombe
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county,
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North Carolina,
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United States) , a
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term used for insincere
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political
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action or speaking to gain support or the favour of a
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constituency, and so any
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humbug or clap-
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trap .

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