bullshit

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʊlʃɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"bUlSIt/

Noun

bullshit (uncountable)

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

   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; also known as "BS" or "I Doubt It".

   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 faeces 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

• Catalan: collonades (ca) f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 廢話 (cmn), 废话 (cmn) (fèihuà), 狗屁 (cmn) (gǒupì), 放屁 (cmn) (fàngpì)

• Czech: kecy (cs) m, kravina (cs) f, nesmysl (cs) m
• Dutch: gelul (nl), onzin (nl), bullshit (nl)
• Finnish: paskapuhe (fi), hevonpaska (fi), soopa (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 (id)
• 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)
• Navajo: łį́į́ʼ bichąąʼ, dóola bichąąʼ, tʼáá ádzaagóó
• Norwegian: pisspreik (no), okseavføring (no), bull (no)
• Persian: کسشعر (fa) (kosešer, kosšer)
• Polish: gówno prawda (pl), pierdoły (pl) pl, pieprzenie (pl) n
• Romanian: rahat (ro), 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) (čepuxa) m, бред сивой кобылы (ru) (bred sívoj kobýly) m (lit.: delirium of a grey mare), чушь собачья (ru) (čušʹ sobáčʹja) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: срање (sh) n

  Roman: sranje (sh) n

• Spanish: tontería (es) f, pendejadas (es) f, idiotez (es) f, huevada (es) f, mierda (es) f, caca (es) f, chamullo (es) m, gilipollez (es)
• Swedish: skitsnack (sv)
• Thai: ล้อเล่น (th) (lór lên)

card game

• Finnish: fusku (fi)
• Greek: σκατά (el) (skatá) 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

• Finnish: paska (fi)
• Portuguese: palhaçada (pt)
• Russian: пиздёж (ru) (pizdjóž) m, хуйня (ru) (xujnjá) m, херня (ru) (xernjá) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: срање (sh) n

  Roman: sranje (sh) 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
• French: ‎dire des conneries
• Greek: δουλεύω (el) (doulévo) (somebody)
• 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, jauhaa paskaa (fi)
• 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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Translations to be checked

• Italian: ‎dire coglionate

• Spanish: huevear (es), decir tonterías (es)

Interjection

bullshit!

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.

Translations

expression of disbelief

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 狗屁 (cmn) (gǒupì)

• Dutch: onzin (nl)
• Finnish: paskanmarjat (fi), ja paskat (fi), vitut (fi), kissan viikset (fi), katin kontit (fi) (non-vulgar alternatives)
• French: mon œil (fr)
• Greek: μαλακίες (el) (malakíes)
• Indonesian: cuma ngomong gede (id)
• Latvian: nedirs (lv)

• Lithuanian: nesąmonė (lt) f
• Macedonian: не сери (mk) (ne séri)
• Polish: pierdolisz! (pl), gówno prawda! (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)