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Bullshit
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Meaning
Noun
⚠️
In Feces:
Feces
produced
by a bull.
⚠️
Statements that are
false
or
exaggerated
to
impress
or
cheat
the listener.
⚠️
Statements that are
transparently
or
offensively
false.
●
In Rhetoric:
Statements that are
intentionally
misleading
, whether
true
or not.
●
In Philosophy:
Statements made without
regard
for their
truth
value.
⚠️
Synonym of
shit
(in its
sense
of any
stuff
, especially when
viewed
negatively
or with
collegial
vulgarity).
⚠️
In Card games:
A
card game
in which
players
try
to
discard
their
hands
first,
following
rules
that
encourage
bluffing
,
calling
others'
bluffs
, and
penalizing
others by
tricking
them into
inaccurate
accusations.
Adj
⚠️
absurd,
irrational
, or
nonsensical
(Most often said of
speech
, information, or content.)
Verb
⚠️
To
tell
lies
,
exaggerate
; to
mislead
; to deceive.
⚠️
To have
casual
conversation
with no
real
point; to
shoot
the breeze.
⚠️
To
come up with
on the spot
; to improvise.
Intj
⚠️
An
expression
of
disbelief
at what one has just heard.
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Wiktionary
Origin
bullshit
English
bull
English
boule
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bul
Middle English (1100-1500)
bull
Middle English (1100-1500)
bulle
Middle English (1100-1500)
bulle
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bulla
Latin
shit
English
scite
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
shiten
Middle English (1100-1500)
scitan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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