Answer: hokums

AnswerCrossword Clue
HOKUMSLaugh-inducing dramatic devices
HOKUMSFalse statements
hokumsHOKUM, nonsense (anything which makes no sense)
hokumssentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind
hokumsout-and-out nonsense; bunkum
hokumselements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring
hokumsfalse or irrelevant material introduced into something to interest or amuse