bull vs bullshit

bull

verb
  • To lie, to tell untruths. 

  • To polish boots to a high shine. 

  • To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull. 

  • To mate with (a cow or heifer). 

  • To endeavour to raise prices in. 

  • To force oneself (in a particular direction). 

  • To mock; to cheat. 

  • To endeavour to raise the market price of. 

noun
  • A policeman. 

  • The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie. 

  • Any adult male bovine. 

  • Beef. 

  • Specifically, one that is uncastrated. 

  • An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals. 

  • A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both. 

  • An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices. 

  • A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. 

  • An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. 

  • A lie. 

  • Nonsense. 

  • An elderly lesbian. 

  • A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope. 

  • A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope. 

  • A large, strong man. 

  • Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard. 

  • A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”) 

adj
  • Large and strong, like a bull. 

  • Adult male. 

  • Stupid. 

  • Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear). 

bullshit

verb
  • To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive. 

  • To come up with on the spot; to improvise. 

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

intj
  • An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard. 

noun
  • Feces produced by a bull. 

  • Statements that are transparently or offensively false. 

  • Statements made without regard for their truth value. 

  • Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity). 

  • Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not. 

  • 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. 

  • Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener. 

adj
  • absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.) 

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