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   [bool-shit] noun, verb, -shit·ted or -shit, -shit·ting, interjection Slang: Vulgar.
noun
1.
nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
verb (used with object)
2.
to lie or exaggerate to.

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verb (used without object)
3.
to speak lies or nonsense.
interjection
4.
(used especially to express disagreement.)
Origin:
1910–15; bull1 (perhaps reinforced by bull3) + shit

Related forms
bull·shit·ter, noun
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bullshit (ˈbʊlʃɪt)
 
—n
1.  exaggerated or foolish talk; nonsense
2.  deceitful or pretentious talk
3.  Usually shortened to: bull (in the British Army) exaggerated zeal, esp for ceremonial drill, cleaning, polishing, etc
 
—vb , -shits, -shitting, -shitted
4.  (intr) to talk in an exaggerated or foolish manner
5.  to talk bullshit to
 
usage  This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
 
'bullshitter
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

bullshit
"eloquent and insincere rhetoric," 1915, Amer.Eng. slang. Bull in the sense of "trivial or false statements" (1914) is usually associated with this, but it existed since M.E. in the sense of "false talk, fraud," apparently from O.Fr. bole "deception, trick, scheming, intrigue," and perhaps connected
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to modern Icel. bull "nonsense."
"Sais christ to ypocrites ... yee ar ... all ful with wickednes, tresun and bull." ["Cursor Mundi," c.1300]
There also was a verb bull meaning "to mock, cheat," which dates from 1530s.
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Slang Dictionary

bullshit definition


  1. n.
    lies; deception; hype; nonsense. (Also an exclamation: Bullshit! Widely known and used by both sexes. Usually objectionable.) : That's just a lot of bullshit!
  2. tv.
    to deceive someone verbally. (Usually objectionable.) : Are you trying to bullshit me?
  3. in.
    to tell lies; to hype and promote. (Usually objectionable.) : Can't you stop bullshitting about how good you are?
  4. mod.
    false; deceptive. (Usually objectionable.) : I'm sick of those bullshit ads on TV.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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