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IRISH BULL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Irish bull mean?
• IRISH BULL (noun)
The noun IRISH BULL has 1 sense:
1. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
Familiarity information: IRISH BULL used as a noun 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 ("Irish bull" 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)
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