bull session

bull session

noun Informal.
an informal, spontaneous discussion.

Origin:
1915–20
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bull session
 
n
informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) an informal discussion, often among men
 
[C20: from bull²]

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Slang Dictionary

bull session definition


  1. n.
    a session of casual conversation. : The gals were sitting around enjoying a bull session.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bull session

An informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics. This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [Slang; c. 1915]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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