banality vs hokum

banality

noun
  • The quality of being banal. 

  • Something which is banal. 

  • A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights. 

hokum

noun
  • (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. 

  • A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material. 

  • (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc. 

  • A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire. 

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