horseshit

American  

[hawrs-shit, hawrsh-] / ˈhɔrsˌʃɪt, ˈhɔrʃ- /

noun

1. nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.

2. tedious, annoying, or unreasonable chores, demands, regulations, or the like.

---

interjection

1. (used to express disbelief, incredulity, etc.)

horseshit British  

/ ˈhɔːsˌʃɪt /

noun

1. slang rubbish; nonsense

---

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

Etymology

Origin of horseshit

horse + shit

Example Sentences

At COP25 in Madrid in 2019, Extinction Rebellion dumped a pile of horse manure outside the conference hall with the message, "The horseshit stops here."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

“I said, ‘You want me to play the same character in a movie I was nominated for an Oscar for, to say that movie was horseshit, and now I’m doing the real movie?

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2020

Perhaps I could have turned back—retraced my steps, found my way past the jet and the statue and the horseshit and the custodian, and returned to the world from which I came.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2017

Inhaling the smell of fresh horseshit in Central Park, seeing the skyscrapers loom up above the tree line, he felt overcome with gratitude.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 28, 2013

A crown was worth a little mud and horseshit on his breeches, he supposed.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin