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bullshit
[ bool-shit ]
noun
- nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
verb (used with object)
bullshitted or bullshit, bullshitting.
- to lie or exaggerate to.
verb (used without object)
bullshitted or bullshit, bullshitting.
- to speak lies or nonsense.
interjection
- (used especially to express disagreement.)
bullshit
/ ˈ²úÊŠ±ôʃɪ³Ù /
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
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Usage
This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú³Ü±ô±ô²õ³ó¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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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.
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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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