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bullshit.

Feces produced by a bull.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊɫʃɪt/
  1. Feces produced by a bull.

    literally · uncountable · vulgar
  2. Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.

    slang · uncountable · vulgar
    Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit.
    He wrote loads of bullshit in the science exam.
  3. Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are transparently or offensively false.

    slang · uncountable · vulgar
    That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said that you didn't come in!
    Fucking load of bullshit! You smashed his skull and dropped the F-bomb at him, and now you're claiming that he assaulted you?!
  4. Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.

    rhetoric · uncountable
  5. Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements made without regard for their truth value.

    uncountable
  6. Synonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).

    slang · uncountable · vulgar
    These rules cover how to do your laundry, how to fold your shirts, how to shine your shoes... You know, all that bullshit.
  7. A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.

    possibly · uncountable · vulgar
    Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?
Where this word comes from

From bull + shit. Figurative use as a noun referring to useless or untrue information is attested from the 1910s.

adj/ˈbʊɫʃɪt/
  1. Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (most often said of speech, information, or content).

    slang · vulgar
    a bullshit job
    That’s the most bullshit excuse I’ve ever heard.
Where this word comes from

From bull + shit. Figurative use as a noun referring to useless or untrue information is attested from the 1910s.

verb/ˈbʊɫʃɪt/
  1. To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

    ambitransitive · slang · vulgar
    I think you’re bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in.
    You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.
  2. To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
    I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for a while.
  3. To come up with on the spot; to improvise.

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
    We just went on stage and bullshitted the whole concert because we didn’t know any songs.
  4. To act in a way considered bullshit.

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From bull + shit. Figurative use as a noun referring to useless or untrue information is attested from the 1910s.

intj/ˈbʊɫʃɪt/
  1. An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

    slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From bull + shit. Figurative use as a noun referring to useless or untrue information is attested from the 1910s.

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