bullshit
nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
to lie or exaggerate to.
to speak lies or nonsense.
(used especially to express disagreement.)
Idioms about bullshit
call bullshit, to call out or direct attention to lies, nonsense, or exaggeration: It’s time to call bullshit on the fantasy of colonizing Mars and get to work saving the planet we already have.: Also call BS .
Origin of bullshit
1- Also called BS, B.S., b.s., bs [bee-es] /ˈbiˈɛs/ .
Other words from bullshit
- bull·shit·ter, noun
Words Nearby bullshit
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How to use bullshit in a sentence
Right up until Thomas Bilgram, a quirky Dane, called bullshit on that and saved dozens of dying, barley-filled libations, eventually reincarnating them into Mashed Up Craft Gin.
When Dead Beer Walks: A Dane in Vietnam Turns Strange Brew Into Craft Gin | Eugene Robinson | February 12, 2021 | OzyMeanwhile, people who typically make a lot of money on Wall Street, like billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, say the Reddit-fueled short squeeze is “bullshit.”
The Capitol Attack, Impeachment and GameStop Make it Clear: 2021 Is Shaping Up to Be the Year of the Moderator | Alex Fitzpatrick | January 29, 2021 | TimeYou crack down on all the super-engaging bullshit, and your profits go out the window.
Kylie wanders through most of the film the way I wandered through most of 2020 — glassy-eyed, openly horrified at everyone else’s bullshit, and desperate to go outside.
One Good Thing: Housebound is the perfect horror comedy for the perpetually quarantined | Aja Romano | December 31, 2020 | VoxMy coworkers and friends knew it was bullshit, and that’s what matters most.
Google illegally fired two activist employees, federal labor board alleges | Danielle Abril | December 3, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for bullshit
/ (ˈbʊlʃɪt) slang /
exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense
deceitful or pretentious talk
(in the British Army) exaggerated zeal, esp for ceremonial drill, cleaning, polishing, etc: Usually shortened to: bull
(intr) to talk in an exaggerated or foolish manner
to talk bullshit to
usage For bullshit
Derived forms of bullshit
- bullshitter, noun
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