bullshit
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
interjection
idioms
noun
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exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense
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deceitful or pretentious talk
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Usually shortened to: bull. (in the British Army) exaggerated zeal, esp for ceremonial drill, cleaning, polishing, etc
verb
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(intr) to talk in an exaggerated or foolish manner
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to talk bullshit to
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
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has bullshittedperfect 3rd person singular
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has bullshitperfect 3rd person singular
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have bullshittedperfect
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have bullshitperfect
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has been bullshittingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am bullshittingprogressive 1st person singular
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is bullshittingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are bullshittingprogressive
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have been bullshittingperfect progressive
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bullshitssingular 3rd person
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bullshittingparticiple
Past
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had bullshittedperfect
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had bullshitperfect
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had been bullshittingperfect progressive
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bullshitsimple
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was bullshittingprogressive singular
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were bullshittingprogressive plural
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bullshittedsimple
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bullshittedparticiple
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bullshitparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of bullshit
First recorded in 1910–15; bull 1 (perhaps reinforced by bull 2 ) + shit
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
