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bullshit
[ bool-shit ]
noun
- nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
verb (used with object)
- to lie or exaggerate to.
verb (used without object)
- to speak lies or nonsense.
interjection
- (used especially to express disagreement.)
bullshit
/ ˈbʊlʃɪt /
noun
- exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense
- deceitful or pretentious talk
- (in the British Army) exaggerated zeal, esp for ceremonial drill, cleaning, polishing, etc Usually shortened tobull
verb
- intr to talk in an exaggerated or foolish manner
- to talk bullshit to
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈbullshitter, noun
Other Words From
- bull·shit·ter noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- call bullshit, to call out or direct attention to lies, nonsense, or exaggeration: call BS.
It’s time to call bullshit on the fantasy of colonizing Mars and get to work saving the planet we already have.
Example Sentences
Right up until Thomas Bilgram, a quirky Dane, called bullshit on that and saved dozens of dying, barley-filled libations, eventually reincarnating them into Mashed Up Craft Gin.
Meanwhile, people who typically make a lot of money on Wall Street, like billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, say the Reddit-fueled short squeeze is “bullshit.”
You crack down on all the super-engaging bullshit, and your profits go out the window.
Kylie wanders through most of the film the way I wandered through most of 2020 — glassy-eyed, openly horrified at everyone else’s bullshit, and desperate to go outside.
My coworkers and friends knew it was bullshit, and that’s what matters most.
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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.
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