bullshit
noun
nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
bullshitting
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present participleof bullshit.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The coin of the realm on such shows is small-talk riffing and discursive, big-ideas bullshitting, and he excelled at neither.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2025
“I went to classes at first and then I just started watching YouTube videos all the time, bullshitting around with message boards, the meme culture and gaming,” he says.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2017
When Stephanopoulos reminded Trump that “they’re already there,” the candidate forged ahead like a school kid bullshitting his way through an oral exam that he had not bothered to prepare for.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2016
Frankfurt’s book “On Bullshit” argues that bullshitting is a more radical attack on truth than lying is: Bullshitting is anything but new to politics, of course.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2015
Second floor was nothing but a hallway where humans were talking and bullshitting.
From Time Magazine Archive
