bull session

noun

, Informal.

1. an informal, spontaneous discussion.

bull session

noun

1. informal.
   an informal discussion, often among men

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull session¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull session¹

C20: from bull ²

Idioms and Phrases

An informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics . This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [ Slang ; c. 1915]

Example Sentences

You need philosophy, not the modern bull session kind but the Socratic method of “What the hell am I thinking?”

From The Daily Beast

In bull session debate he was instantly beyond the depth of everyone else.

From Project Gutenberg

He wished he'd written him last night, instead of joining the usual beer and bull session in the wardroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, in any event, he evidenced no interest in the bull session, as you described it?

From Project Gutenberg