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Definition of fairy-tale from the Merriam Webster Dictionary
Function: adjective
Date: 1924
1: characteristic of or suitable to a fairy tale ; especially
: marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness
<led a fairy–tale life>
<a store clerk’s fairy–tale romance>
: marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness
<led a fairy–tale life>
<a store clerk’s fairy–tale romance>
Definition of hokum from the Merriam Webster Dictionary
Pronunciation: ˈhō-kəm
Function: noun
Etymology: probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
Date: 1908
1 : a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response
2 : pretentious nonsense : bunkum
2 : pretentious nonsense : bunkum
