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Etymology
bull + shit. In use since the 1920s.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. vulgar|slang Blatantly false statements, generally made with intent to deceive.

#: That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

1. vulgar|slang A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

#: Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

1. vulgar|slang An object of frustration and/or disgust.

#: "This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch

1. rfv-sense context|New England angry

#:He was so bullshit when Red Sox lost the game, he went out and got totally drunk.
#:I can't believe I have to work this week end. That makes me so fucking bullshit.

1. literally The faeces of a bull.

See also
bullcrap
horseshit
WikiSaurus:nonsense

Synonyms
BS
bull
bulldada
bull puckey
bushwah
cheat (card game)
I doubt it (card game)

Translations
trans-top|deceitful statements, etc
Bosnian: sranje#Bosnian|sranje n
Dutch: gelul#Dutch|gelul, onzin, bullshit
Finnish: paskapuhe, hevonpaska
French: conneries f|p
Greek: μαλακίε� (malakíes) f pl.
Icelandic: kjaftæði n, bull n, þvættingur m
Indonesian: cuma ngomong gede
Italian: coglionate f|p
trans-mid
Malaysian: mengarut
Polish: gówno prawda
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��а�е#Serbian|��а�е n
:Latin: sranje#Serbian|sranje n
Spanish: tontería, pendejada, idiotez, huevada, mierda, caca
Swedish: skitsnack
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trans-top|card game
Finnish: t|fi|fusku
Icelandic: lygari m
trans-mid
Swedish: bluffstopp
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trans-top|object of frustration
Bosnian: sranje#Bosnian|sranje n
Finnish: t|fi|paska
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Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��а�е#Serbian|��а�е n
:Latin: sranje#Serbian|sranje n
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Verb
en-verb|bullshits|bullshitting|bullshitted, or sometimes bullshit, or very rarely bullshat

1. vulgar|slang To 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 caught my attention with irrelevant asides that didn�t quite make sense, but sounded very erudite if you didn�t think about it too much. In other words, I noticed that he was bullshitting. http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002815.php

1. vulgar|slang To have casual conversation with no real point.

#:I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.

Translations
trans-top|to tell lies, exaggerate
Finnish: puhua paskaa
trans-mid
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trans-top|to have casual conversation with no real point
Finnish: puhua paskaa, jauhaa paska|paskaa
trans-mid
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ttbc|French: dire des conneries
ttbc|Greek: δο�λε�� (dulevo)
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ttbc|Italian: dire coglionate
ttbc|Spanish: huevear, decir tonterías
ttbc|Swedish: snacka skit
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Interjection
bullshit!

1. vulgar|slang An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

Translations
trans-top|bullshit!
Dutch: onzin
Finnish: paskanmarjat! haista paska!
French: mon �il!
Indonesian: cuma ngomong gede
trans-mid
Spanish: ¡tonterías!, ¡pendejadas!, ¡huevadas!
Swedish: skit
Chinese: tzwae-nyeouh
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bs:bullshit
fr:bullshit
id:bullshit
pl:bullshit
ru:bullshit
vi:bullshit
zh:bullshit

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