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Synonyms

bullshit

American  
[bool-shit] / ˈbʊlˌʃɪt /

noun

  1. nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.

verb (used with object)

bullshitted, bullshit, bullshitting

  1. to lie or exaggerate to.

verb (used without object)

bullshitted, bullshit, bullshitting

  1. to speak lies or nonsense.

interjection

  1. (used especially to express disagreement.)

idioms

  1. call bullshit, to call out or direct attention to lies, nonsense, or exaggeration: null call BS

    It’s time to call bullshit on the fantasy of colonizing Mars and get to work saving the planet we already have.
bullshit British  
/ ˈbʊlʃɪt /

noun

  1. exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense

  2. deceitful or pretentious talk

  3. Usually shortened to: bull.  (in the British Army) exaggerated zeal, esp for ceremonial drill, cleaning, polishing, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to talk in an exaggerated or foolish manner

  2. to talk bullshit to

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

Other Word Forms

  • bullshitter noun

Etymology

Origin of bullshit

First recorded in 1910–15; bull 1 (perhaps reinforced by bull 2 ) + shit

Example Sentences

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He'd flash his "what are you going to do about it" smirk and start droning some glib bullshit in the lawyerly tone he uses to make all his bananas beliefs sound authoritative.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2023

I teach a class on bullshit — an act, often with full confidence, intended to persuade, with no allegiance to truth.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Inscryption cuts out most of the bullshit that comes with traditional deckbuilding games and allows me to get to the good stuff: building a deck so overpowered that I feel like a god.

From The Verge • Nov. 2, 2021

But at least Maisel was bullshit in a lively, debatable way—EiP is just bad yogurt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2021

I was too busy thinking about what Jaden said about Lester putting us to work, how that was probably bullshit, something to get us back there and send us to real jail.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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