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Synonyms for bullshit

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Crap — any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are false or exaggerated…

non-sense, hogwash, baloney US AU, drivel, blather, malarkey informal UK US IE, balderdash, guff, twaddle, poppycock informal, bull, piffle, gibberish, rubbish, hokum, tripe UK, trash US, prattle, humbug, blah, bull-speak, blah-blah

2. Heifer dust — feces produced by a bull

cow pie, mare's nest, heifer dust slang, cowshit vulgar slang

3. Pile of shit — any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are transparently or…

bluff, flam, pile of shit vulgar slang

Other

cheat, bill of goods, coonshit vulgar slang US CA

Interjection

fiddlesticks, bender dated UK, fuckshit vulgar slang, fiddlefart rare

Verb

fake, talk shit vulgar slang, talk shite vulgar slang UK IE

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Feces produced by a bull.

    Near-synonyms: cowshit, cowpie

  2. n. 2

    Any assertions or information that are either false or misleading. Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.

    He wrote loads of bullshit in the science exam.

  3. interj. 1

    An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.

  4. v. 1

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

    You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

Related words

Word family
bullshitter bullcrap
Phrases
cut the bullshit bullshit bingo
Is a kind of
manure excrement shit
Other spellings
bullshite

Forms

Past participle
bullshitted
e.g. bullshitted → faked…

Example sentences

  • drivel Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?
  • hogwash I think that's a lot of hogwash.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.
  • cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bullshitrising
drivelrising
hogwashsteady
blatherrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fake1, bull1, blah1, guff1, flam1
5 letters
trash1, cheat1, bluff1, tripe1, hokum2
6 letters
bender2, drivel2, humbug2, piffle
7 letters
rubbish2, baloney3, hogwash2, blather2, prattle2, twaddle2, cowshit
8 letters
malarkey3, fuckshit, coonshit
9 letters
gibberish3, poppycock3
10 letters
balderdash3, fiddlefart
12 letters
fiddlesticks

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hokum2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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