Definition of "bullshit"

bullshit

/ˈbʊlʃɪt/

noun
uncountable
1. (vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
  Quotations
  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.
  2016 November 6, “Multilevel Marketing”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 29, John Oliver (actor), via HBO
2. (vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
  Quotations
  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.
  2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC
3. (vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
4. (rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
5. (philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
  Quotations
  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.
  2005, Harry Frankfurt, On Bullshit
  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.
  2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: After Collector Base: Final Battle
6. (vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
  Quotations
  And when I rolled with the punches I got knocked on the groundBy all this bullshit going down
  1975, “Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)”, in The Heat Is On, performed by The Isley Brothers
7. (card games, possibly vulgar) 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.
adjective
comparative more bullshit, superlative most bullshit
1. (vulgar, slang) absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.)
verb
third-person singular simple present bullshits, present participle bullshitting, simple past and past participle bullshitted or bullshit or (rare) bullshat
1. (transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
2. (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
3. (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
interjection
1. (vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

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