bullshit

noun

1. 1

   Feces produced by a bull.

   Near-synonyms: cowshit, cowpie

   Oh, I get it! So it's not a pyramid, it's just pyramid-shaped. You know, like a Dorito, or an Angry Bird, or just a pile of bullshit.

2. 2

   slangAny assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.

   Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit.

   He wrote loads of bullshit in the science exam.

   Christ, we’ve done well, we’ve lost every battle so far, so we have to hold on to Tobruk and claim it as a victory or something. It’s all bullshit. Tobruk’s not worth a light.

   The Illusive Man: Shepard. You're making a habit of costing me more than time and money. Shepard: I'm sorry, I'm having trouble hearing you. I'm getting a lot of bullshit on this line.

3. 3

   slangAny assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are transparently or offensively false.

   That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said that you didn't come in!

   Fucking load of bullshit! You smashed his skull and dropped the F-bomb at him, and now you're claiming that he assaulted you?!

4. 4

   Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.

5. 5

   Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements made without regard for their truth value.

   I focus on unclarifiable unclarity in particular in preparation for a further inquiry into bullshit that addresses the question why so much of that particular kind of bullshit is produced in France. This kind of academic bullshit […] comes close to being celebrated for its very unclarity by some of its producers and consumers.

   Respect for the truth and a concern for the truth are among the foundations for civilization. I was for a long time disturbed by the lack of respect for the truth that I observed... bullshit is one of the deformities of these values.

6. 6

   slangSynonym of shit (any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).

   These rules cover how to do your laundry, how to fold your shirts, how to shine your shoes... You know, all that bullshit.

   And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the ground By all this bullshit going down

   We’ve been settling for half-assed bullshit for too long.

7. 7

   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.

   Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

   In PM parlance, what I did in this story was call bullshit. This is in reference to the card game Bullshit, where you win if you get rid of all the cards in your hand. […] So, if at any time a another player thinks the first player is lying, she can “call bullshit”

   The kids were surprisingly into Scrabble at the moment. It made a change from their last obsession with the card game Bullshit.

adjective

1. 1

   slangAbsurd, irrational, or nonsensical (most often said of speech, information, or content).

   a bullshit job

   That’s the most bullshit excuse I’ve ever heard.

verb

1. 1

   slangTo tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

   I think you’re bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in.

   You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

   He said, “I might as well give it to you straight; you don’t want me bullshitting around with you.” I said, “Nope.”

   She had told me that he had tried something with her before. Someone else had to fight him off her and she got away and I wasn't sure if I believed it cuz, I don't know, she's bullshitted me a few times

2. 2

   slangTo have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.

   I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for a while.

   His eyelids flickered. “No. No one special here, just Octavia, Rosemary, Mark, Andy and Jim. Spent most of the time bullshitting with Jim.”

   The lute player would often wander by while these artists bullshat about the wonders of the abstract style. He was fascinated by their word games and mental crap about abstraction.

   As Franco and the squad leader bullshitted while drinking their beers, they suddenly heard a close heavy thump hit the ground nearby, right away hearing Hicks and the other guy break out in laughter!

3. 3

   slangTo come up with on the spot; to improvise.

   We just went on stage and bullshitted the whole concert because we didn’t know any songs.

4. 4

   slangTo act in a way considered bullshit.

interjection

1. 1

   slangAn expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

Forms

comparative

more bullshit

superlative

most bullshit

past tense

bullshitted, bullshat

past participle

bullshitted, bullshat

present participle

bullshitting

third person singular

bullshits