English Explanatory Dictionary

bullshit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Feces produced by a bull.
  2. Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading.
  3. Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
  4. Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
  5. Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
  6. Statements made without regard for their truth value.
  7. Synonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
  8. 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.
adj
  1. Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (most often said of speech, information, or content).
verb
  1. To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
  2. To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
  3. To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
intj
  1. An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊlʃɪt/ En-au-bullshit.ogg en-us-bullshit.ogg

Word forms

bullshit boulechite more bullshit most bullshit bullshits bullshitting bullshitted bullshat

Etymology

From bull + shit. Figurative use as a noun referring to useless or untrue information is attested from the 1910s.

Synonyms

cowshit cowpie BS horseshit absurdity all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin applesauce bafflegab balderdash balls baloney banana oil Bandini baragouin batcrap batshit bilgewater blah blather blatherskite bobbins bollocks bosh bull bullcrap bulldust bull feathers bullshit bullspeak bunk bunkum bushwah clamjamfrey claptrap cobblers codswallop crap crock crock of shit double Dutch double talk doublespeak dribble drivel eyewash fiddle-faddle flapdoodle flim-flam flizz flummery folderol foolishness footle framis fuckery fuckry fudge galimatias Gallophone

Antonyms

absolutely damn skippy damn straight indeed I'll be bound true dat true that trufax

Related words

apeshit batshit bearshit birdshit bullcrap catshit chickenshit cowshit dogshit donkeyshit goatshit horseshit pigshit ratshit sheepshit whaleshit wormshit credat iudaeus Apella non ego false

Derived words

be on one's bullshit bullshido bullshit artist bullshit bingo bullshit job bullshittee bullshitter bullshittery bullshittism bullshitty bullshoot bullshot cut the bullshit money talks, bullshit walks outbullshit unbullshit unbullshitable

Translations

Arabic: هُرَاء Arabic: مَصْخَرَة Arabic: مَهْزَلَة Catalan: falòrnia Catalan: bola Catalan: bòfia Finnish: paska French: n’importe quoi French: conneries French: foutaises Indonesian: berak sekebon Japanese: でたらめ Korean: 엉터리 Polish: gówno prawda Portuguese: palhaçada Portuguese: mentira Portuguese: treta Russian: пиздёж Russian: хуйня́ Russian: херня́ Serbo-Croatian: срање Serbo-Croatian: sranje Spanish: bulo Spanish: trola Spanish: mentira Spanish: mierda Swedish: skitsnack Swedish: skit Swedish: dumheter Swedish: strunt Turkish: saçmalık
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