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ATop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B"Bullshit (often abbreviated 'BS' or shortened to 'bull' in more formal contexts) is a common English expletive meaning 'false statements' or, as an interjection, 'that statement is false.' It usually has the further connotation that the speaker is making such statements to manipulate the listener or further an agenda, and either knows they are false or has no interest in their factual accuracy one way or the other. Talking bullshit is thus a lesser form of lying, and is likely to elicit a correspondingly weaker emotional response: whereas a liar may be greeted with outrage and hatred, an exponent of bullshit tends to be dismissed with a disinterested sneer. Bullshit is commonly employed in sales, advertising, journalism and the broadcast media, and in some areas of religion, politics and 'borderline' sciences such as sociology, where truth and accuracy are far less important than the ability to achieve a suitable response in the audience. In many cases, such a response involves the gaining of popularity or favour, as is required in politics or advertising, although there are far more mundane examples of bullshit being involved in the lives of ordinary people. It is not at all uncommon to hear of somebody 'bullshitting' a job interview, for example, or to attribute their performance in an examination to their ability to bullshit. Bullshit is also used in the popular saying 'money talks, bullshit walks' meaning in a belittling way that people with money can reign supreme." It's worth a visit to the Wikipedia site because the definition of bullshit contains links to original sources of bullshit. It is also worth visiting http://www.onelook.com, which - if you choose to search all dictionaries - will give you 22 sets of bullshit definitions. Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z CTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z DTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ETop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z GTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z HTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ITop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z JTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z KTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z LThe international possibilities of this phrase may be explored at http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/Enjoy/enjoyval/LoveYou.html Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z MTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z NTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z PTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z QTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sshock and, er ... where are the weapons of mass destruction? there are no weapons of mass destruction Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z TTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z UTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z VTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z WTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z XTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z YTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ZTop A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z © 1990-2003 |
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in the 1920s it reputedly fired a compositor who typed "Queen Mary's
procession pissed over the bridge" instead of "passed over the
bridge."