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BULLSHIT (bullshitted, bullshitting)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bullshit mean?
• BULLSHIT (noun)
The noun BULLSHIT has 1 sense:
1. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
Familiarity information: BULLSHIT used as a noun is very rare.
• BULLSHIT (verb)
The verb BULLSHIT has 1 sense:
1. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Familiarity information: BULLSHIT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bull; bullshit; crap; dogshit; horseshit; Irish bull; shit
Context example:
what he said was mostly bull
Hypernyms ("bullshit" is a kind of...):
buncombe; bunk; bunkum; guff; hogwash; rot (unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
Derivation:
bullshit (speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bull; bullshit; fake; talk through one's hat
Context example:
The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
Hypernyms (to "bullshit" is one way to...):
affect; dissemble; feign; pretend; sham (make believe with the intent to deceive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Derivation:
bullshit (obscene words for unacceptable behavior)
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