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noun Informal.
an informal, spontaneous discussion.
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Origin of bull session
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby bull session
bullring, bull-roarer, bull rope, Bull Run, Bull Run, Battle of, bull session, bull's-eye, bull's-eye mirror, bull's-eye rot, bull's-eye window, bull shark
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British Dictionary definitions for bull session
bull session
noun
informal, mainly US and Canadian an informal discussion, often among men
Word Origin for bull session
C20: from bull ²
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bull session
bull session
An informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics. This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [Slang; c. 1915]
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