bullshit vs bunk

bullshit

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

  • Feces produced by a bull. 

  • Statements that are transparently or offensively false. 

  • Statements made without regard for their truth value. 

  • 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.) 

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

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

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

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

bunk

noun
  • Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. 

  • A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. 

  • A cot. 

  • A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient. 

  • A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. 

  • A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. 

  • One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. 

verb
  • To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). 

  • To occupy a bunk. 

  • To provide a bunk. 

  • To depart; scram. 

adj
  • Defective, broken, not functioning properly. 

How often have the words bullshit and bunk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )