Buncombe

Bun·combe

Buncombe

n.
  1. Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.]
    All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum.
    — Haliburton.

Phrases & Compounds
To speak for Buncombe
to speak for mere show, or popularly.