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bullshit

//ˈbʊlʃɪt//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

informal

Note for bullshit

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more bullshit
Superlative
most bullshit

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
bullshit
past (v2)
bullshitted
past participle (v3)
bullshitted
present participle
bullshitting
3rd person singular
bullshits

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.Feces produced by a bull.(vulgar)

    • Oh, I get it! So it's not a pyramid, it's just pyramid-shaped. You know, like a Dorito, or an Angry Bird, or just a pile of bullshit.
  2. 2.Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading.

    • He wrote loads of bullshit in the science exam.
    • Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit.
    • That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said that you didn't come in!
  3. 3.Synonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).(slang)

    • We’ve been settling for half-assed bullshit for too long.
    • These rules cover how to do your laundry, how to fold your shirts, how to shine your shoes... You know, all that bullshit.
  4. 4.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.(vulgar)

    • Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?
    • The kids were surprisingly into Scrabble at the moment. It made a change from their last obsession with the card game Bullshit.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (most often said of speech, information, or content).(slang)

    • That’s the most bullshit excuse I’ve ever heard.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.(slang)

    • You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.
    • I think you’re bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in.
    • He said, “I might as well give it to you straight; you don’t want me bullshitting around with you.” I said, “Nope.”
  2. 2.To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.(slang)

    • I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for a while.
    • His eyelids flickered. “No. No one special here, just Octavia, Rosemary, Mark, Andy and Jim. Spent most of the time bullshitting with Jim.”
    • The lute player would often wander by while these artists bullshat about the wonders of the abstract style. He was fascinated by their word games and mental crap about abstraction.
  3. 3.To come up with on the spot; to improvise.(slang)

    • We just went on stage and bullshitted the whole concert because we didn’t know any songs.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4110

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From bull + shit.

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

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