Meaning & use

bunk

noun·Advanced

Nonsense; foolish or worthless talk or ideas.

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He dismissed the miracle diet as complete bunk with no scientific backing.

Reporters quickly exposed the politician's claims as bunk.

A note on using this word

Bunk meaning nonsense is informal American slang, distinct from the unrelated sense of a built-in bed, as in "bunk bed."

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A narrow, built-in bed, often one of a stacked pair.

The sailors slept in narrow bunks stacked three high below deck.

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