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BULLSHIT (bullshitted, bullshitting)

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Irregular inflected forms: bullshitted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, bullshitting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bullshit mean? 

BULLSHIT (noun)
  The noun BULLSHIT has 1 sense:

1. obscene words for unacceptable behaviorplay

  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 truthsplay

  Familiarity information: BULLSHIT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BULLSHIT (noun)


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)


BULLSHIT (verb)


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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