bullshit

English

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Etymology

From bull +‎ shit. In use since the 1920s.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʊlʃɪt/, SAMPA: /"bUlSIt/

Noun

bullshit (uncountable)

1. (vulgar, slang) False or exaggerated statements made to impress the listener rather than deceive.

   Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit.

2. (vulgar, slang) A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

   Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

3. (vulgar, slang) An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.

   "This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch

   That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

4. (literally) The feces of a bull.

See also

• bullcrap
• horseshit
• See also Wikisaurus:nonsense

Synonyms

• BS
• bull
• bulldada
• bull puckey
• bushwah
• (card game): cheat, I doubt it

Derived terms

• bullshoot
• bullshot

Translations

deceitful statements, etc

Bosnian: sranje (bs) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 廢話 (cmn), 废话 (cmn) (fèihuà), 狗屁 (cmn) (gǒupì), 放屁 (cmn) (fàngpì) Dutch: gelul (nl), onzin (nl), bullshit (nl) Finnish: paskapuhe (fi), hevonpaska (fi) French: conneries (fr) f. pl. German: Quatsch (de) m. Greek: μαλακίες (el) (malakíes) f. pl. Hungarian: süketelés (hu), duma (hu), süket duma (hu), hülyítés (hu), kamu (hu), blöff (hu), humbug (hu), mese habbal (hu), szófosás (hu) Icelandic: kjaftæði (is) n., bull (is) n., þvættingur (is) m. Indonesian: cuma ngomong gede Italian: cazzata (it) f. (vulg.), stronzata (it) f. (vulg.), coglionata (it) f. (rare)(vulg.), Japanese: でたらめ (ja) (detarame) Lithuanian: nesąmonė (lt) f. pl.

Macedonian: срање (mk) (sránje) n. Malay: mengarut (ms) Norwegian: pisspreik (no) Persian: کس شعر (fa) Polish: gówno prawda (pl), pierdoły (pl) pl. Romanian: rahat, căcat (ro) n. Russian: фигня (ru) (fignjá) f., пиздёж (ru) (pizdjóž) m. (vulgar), хуйня (ru) (xujnjá) m. (vulgar), херня (ru) (xernjá) m. (vulgar), чепуха (ru) m., бред сивой кобылы (ru) (bred sívoj kobýly) m. (lit.: delirium of a grey mare) Serbian: Cyrillic: срање n. Roman: sranje n. Spanish: tontería (es) f., pendejadas (es) f., idiotez (es) f., huevada (es) f., mierda (es) f., caca (es) f., chamullo (es) m. Swedish: skitsnack (sv) Thai: ล้อเล่น (th) (lór lên)

card game

Finnish: fusku (fi) Greek: σκατά (el) n. pl. Icelandic: lygari (is) m.

Russian: верю-не-верю (ru) (v'ér'u-n'e-v'ér'u) (I believe - I don't believe) Spanish: Desconfío (es) Swedish: bluffstopp (sv)

object of frustration

Bosnian: sranje (bs) n. Finnish: paska (fi) Russian: пиздёж (ru) (pizdjóž) m., хуйня (ru) (xujnjá) m., херня (ru) (xernjá) m.

Serbian: Cyrillic: срање n. Roman: sranje n.

Adjective

bullshit (comparative more bullshit, superlative most bullshit)

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

   That's the most bullshit excuse I've ever heard.

Verb

bullshit (third-person singular simple present bullshits, present participle bullshitting, simple past and past participle bullshitted, or sometimes bullshit, or very rarely bullshat)

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

   I think you're bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in.

   You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

   He caught my attention with irrelevant asides that didn’t quite make sense, but sounded very erudite if you didn’t think about it too much. In other words, I noticed that he was bullshitting. http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002815.php

2. (vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point.

   I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.

3. (vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot, to improvise poorly.

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

Translations

to tell lies, exaggerate

Finnish: puhua paskaa (fi) Italian: dire cazzate (it) Latvian: diršana (lv) Polish: pierdolić (pl), pieprzyć (pl)

Portuguese: enganar (pt) m. Russian: пиздеть (ru) (pizd'ét'), дурить (ru) (durít') Spanish: mentir (es), fanfarronear (es) Thai: เว่อ (th) (wêr), โม้ (th) (móh)

to have casual conversation with no real point

Finnish: puhua paskaa (fi), jauhaa paskaa Italian: cazzeggiare (it) Latvian: sūdu gvelšana (lv) Polish: pierdolić (pl), pieprzyć (pl)

Russian: пиздеть (ru) (pizd'ét'), базарить (ru) (bazárit'), чесать языком (ru) (česát' jazykóm) (to scratch with tongue) Swedish: prata strunt (sv), snacka skit (sv) Thai: ไร้สาระ (th) (ráisăará)

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French: dire des conneries Greek: δουλεύω (dulevo)

Italian: dire coglionate Spanish: huevear, decir tonterías

Interjection

bullshit!

1. (vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.

Translations

expression of disbelief

Chinese: 狗屁 (cmn) (gǒupì)! (literally "dog fart") Dutch: onzin (nl) Finnish: paskanmarjat (fi)! ja paskat (fi)!, vitut (fi) French: mon œil (fr)! Greek: μαλακίες (el) (malakíes) Indonesian: cuma ngomong gede Latvian: nedirs (lv)! Lithuanian: nesąmonė (lt) f.

Macedonian: не сери (mk) (ne séri!) Polish: pierdolisz (pl)! Portuguese: mentira (pt) f.! Russian: пиздишь (ru) (pizdíš)!, не пизди (ru) (n'e pizdí)!, хуя (ru) (huyá) Spanish: ¡tonterías (es) f. pl.!, ¡pendejadas (es) f. pl.!, ¡huevadas (es) f. pl.!, chorradas (es) f. pl., mierda (es) f. Swedish: skit (sv) Thai: ขี้โม้ (th) (kêe móh)!