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bull⋅shit

  [bool-shit] noun, verb, -shit⋅ted or -shit, -shit⋅ting, interjection Slang: Vulgar.
Use bullshit in a Sentence
–noun
1. nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
–verb (used with object)
2. to lie or exaggerate to.
–verb (used without object)
3. to speak lies or nonsense.
–interjection
4. (used esp. to express disagreement.)
Origin:
1910–15; bull 1 (perh. reinforced by bull 3 ) + shit

Related forms:
bullshitter, noun
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bull·shit   (bŏŏl'shĭt')   
n.  

  1. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.

  2. Something worthless, deceptive, or insincere.

  3. Insolent talk or behavior.

v.   bull·shit also bull·shat (-shāt) or bull·shit·ted (-shĭt'ĭd), bull·shit·ting, bull·shits

v.   intr.

  1. To speak foolishly or insolently.

  2. To engage in idle conversation.

v.   tr.
To attempt to mislead or deceive by talking nonsense.
adj.  Very angry; incensed.
interj.  Used to express extreme displeasure or exasperation.
bull'shit'ter n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bullshit

  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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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. boul, and perhaps connected to modern Icel. bull "nonsense." There also was a verb bull meaning "to mock, cheat," which dates from 1532.
"Sais christ to ypocrites ... yee ar ... all ful with wickednes, tresun and bull." ["Cursor Mundi," c.1300]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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