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BULLSHIT
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Irregular inflected forms: bullshitted , bullshitting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior
Example:
what he said was mostly bull
Synonyms:
bull; bullshit; crap; dogshit; horseshit; Irish bull; shit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bullshit" 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)
Derivation:
bullshit (speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Example:
The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
Synonyms:
bull; bullshit; fake; talk through one's hat
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bullshit" is one way to...):
affect; dissemble; feign; pretend; sham (make believe with the intent to deceive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Derivation:
bullshit (obscene words for unacceptable behavior)
