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From Buncombe county, N.C.

During the debate in the early 1800's a representative from Buncombe county (Felix Walker) gave a speech regarding whether or not to admit Missouri as a slave state or not.

The Buncombe county speech became famous and the word got shortened to Bunkum, and finally to Bunk

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