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Definition of "bullshit" [bullshit]

  • Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language. (noun)
  • Something worthless, deceptive, or insincere. (noun)
  • Insolent talk or behavior. (noun)
  • To speak foolishly or insolently. (verb-intransitive)
  • To engage in idle conversation. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bullshit" in a sentence
  • "It gets worse, but you knew that already: ideology wrapped in bullshit is not evidence."
  • "The latest line in bullshit is to identify those that hate/dislike the police and having identified them attempt to win them over."
  • "I can honestly say I've never gotten more mileage out of the word bullshit than I did last week at the when I called bullshit, I wasn't responding to Karen Page personally -- she was simply voicing what everyone seems to believe and propagate: that we all lead such busy lives that we have no time to cook."