bullshit

== English == === Etymology === From bull +‎ shit. First use appears c. 1910. Compare typologically Latin mūscerda (questionable). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊlʃɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt === Noun === bullshit (uncountable) (vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull. Hypernyms: manure; excrement, shit Coordinate terms: (livestock manures) goatshit, horseshit, pigshit, sheepshit Near-synonyms: cowshit, cowpie Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. (vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener. Synonyms: BS, horseshit; see also Thesaurus:bullshit, Thesaurus:nonsense (vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false. Synonyms: BS, horseshit; see also Thesaurus:falsehood, Thesaurus:lie (rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not. Synonyms: BS, horseshit (philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value. Synonyms: nonsense, BS, horseshit; see also Thesaurus:nonsense (vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity). (card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations. Synonyms: BS, cheat, I doubt it, banana split ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: bulšit ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== See also Thesaurus:nonsense === Adjective === bullshit (comparative more bullshit, superlative most bullshit) (vulgar, slang) Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (most often said of speech, information, or content). === Verb === bullshit (third-person singular simple present bullshits, present participle bullshitting, simple past and past participle bullshitted or bullshit or (rare) bullshat) (vulgar, slang) (ambitransitive) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive. (intransitive) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze. (intransitive) To come up with on the spot; to improvise. ==== Synonyms ==== (all senses): crap (Indian English) ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === bullshit (vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:bullshit ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === shitbull == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bullshit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bul.ʃit/ IPA(key): (Quebec, Louisiana, Missouri, New England) /bʊl.ʃit/ === Noun === bullshit f (uncountable) (North America, colloquial) bullshit == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === bullskit === Etymology === Borrowed from English bullshit. In oral use since 1950-s or even before (written form attested in Norwegian Bokmål source as bullskitt in 1959). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʉlːʃiːt/ === Noun === bullshit m (definite singular bullshiten, uncountable) bullshit n (definite singular bullshitet, uncountable) (slang) false information Synonyms: løgn, skrøne, tull, tøys (slang) irritating or useless object Synonyms: drit, faenskap, skit