Bunk
/bʌŋk/noun
Nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
Did you know?The exact origin of *bunk* is uncertain, but it likely began as a variant of *bench* or a dialect word for a sleeping place, and only later shifted into the meaning “nonsense.”
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
bunk
“A sleeping place or berth, especially on a ship or in a bunk bed.”
19th Century
English
bunk
“Slang for nonsense, humbug, or foolish talk.”
19th Century
English
bunkum
“Empty political speech; nonsense.”
Uncertain
English
bunk
“Possibly a dialectal or altered form related to *bench* or *banco*.”