bullshit
IPA: bˈʊɫʃɪt
noun
- (vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
- (vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
- (vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
- (rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
- (philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
- (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.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
adjective
- (vulgar, slang) absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.)
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Examples of "bullshit" in Sentences
- This is likely to be a bullshit.
- That was bullshit and uncalled for.
- There is no need for this bullshit.
- If it's bullshit, it's original bullshit.
- It's not only bullshit, it's tiring bullshit.
- It's still bullshit, just bullshit of a different flavour.
- Marx distinguished bullshit from the commodity bullshit power.
- Penis envy is bullshit, but at least its encyclopedic bullshit.
- The problem is more in the nature of political intrigues and petty bullshit.
- Goddamn, what a clusterfuck of diva personalities and inane, droll bullshit.
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