Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
- noun Something worthless, deceptive, or insincere.
- noun Insolent talk or behavior.
- intransitive verb To speak foolishly or insolently.
- intransitive verb To engage in idle conversation.
- intransitive verb To attempt to mislead or deceive by talking nonsense.
- adjective Very angry; incensed.
- interjection Used to express extreme displeasure or exasperation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun vulgar a ludicrously false statement.
- verb vulgar to talk through one's hat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun vulgar, slang False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform;
nonsense . - noun vulgar, slang A
card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing; also known as "BS" or "I Doubt It". - noun vulgar, slang An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.
- noun literally The faeces of a bull.
- adjective vulgar, slang
Absurd ,irrational , ornonsensical . Most often said of speech, information, or content. - verb vulgar, slang To tell lies,
exaggerate ; tomislead ; todeceive . - verb vulgar, slang To have casual conversation with no real point.
- verb vulgar, slang To come up with on the spot, to improvise poorly.
- interjection vulgar, slang An expression of disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
- verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Etymologies
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Examples
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The latest line in bullshit is to identify those that hate/dislike the police and having identified them attempt to win them over.
“Ruralshire Constabulary to get TASER on the front line” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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It gets worse, but you knew that already: ideology wrapped in bullshit is not evidence.
Matthew Yglesias » Social Democracy as a Recession-Fighter 2009
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I can honestly say I've never gotten more mileage out of the word bullshit than I did last week at the when I called bullshit, I wasn't responding to Karen Page personally -- she was simply voicing what everyone seems to believe and propagate: that we all lead such busy lives that we have no time to cook.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Ruhlman 2010
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I can honestly say I've never gotten more mileage out of the word bullshit than I did last week at the when I called bullshit, I wasn't responding to Karen Page personally -- she was simply voicing what everyone seems to believe and propagate: that we all lead such busy lives that we have no time to cook.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Ruhlman 2010
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I can honestly say I've never gotten more mileage out of the word bullshit than I did last week at the when I called bullshit, I wasn't responding to Karen Page personally -- she was simply voicing what everyone seems to believe and propagate: that we all lead such busy lives that we have no time to cook.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Ruhlman 2010
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I can honestly say I've never gotten more mileage out of the word bullshit than I did last week at the when I called bullshit, I wasn't responding to Karen Page personally -- she was simply voicing what everyone seems to believe and propagate: that we all lead such busy lives that we have no time to cook.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Ruhlman 2010
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Also, if anyone can explain to me what this bullshit is all about, I'd appreciate it.
"As if I had a choice...oh well." greygirlbeast 2010
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Also, if anyone can explain to me what this bullshit is all about, I'd appreciate it.
"As if I had a choice...oh well." greygirlbeast 2010
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Treehugger points us to an interesting interview with fashion designer Lika Volkova, in which she calls bullshit on a mushrooming business trend: Green clothing.
Fast Company 2009
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What I'm trying to say is: Just because someone tells you that are are talking bullshit, and that this kind of bullshit is best charaqcterised by calling it racist, sexist or anti-Semitic, that doesn't mean that they are "branding" you.
Save Kiana Firouz Hal Duncan 2010
jtfmulder commented on the word bullshit
my favorite use of this is "total bullshit"
February 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bullshit
"Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation." - George Carlin on America
October 4, 2008
gulyasrobi commented on the word bullshit
A posh and very British way of saying "bullshit" is "poppywash". Oh, how much more decent, isn't it?
January 15, 2013