bullshit
verb [I or T] /ˈbʊl.ʃɪt/ (-tt-) offensiveDefinition
› to try to persuade someone or make them admire you by saying things that are not true: You're bullshitting me! Quit bullshitting, will you!Cheating and trickingPlotting and trapping bullshitter /-ˌʃɪt.ər/
/-ˌʃɪt̬.ɚ/ noun [C]
/-ˌʃɪt̬.ɚ/ noun [C] (Definition of bullshit verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a numbers game idiom
- bamboozle verb
- blackmail verb
- casuistry noun
- cheat sb out of sth phrasal verb
- deceive verb
- fiddle noun (DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR)
- fiddle verb (CHEAT)
- flannel verb
- hocus-pocus noun
- hoodwink verb
- impersonate verb
- jape noun
- jiggery-pokery noun
- put sb on phrasal verb
- put sth across/over sb phrasal verb
- racket noun (CRIME)
- rip sb off phrasal verb
- rook verb
- ruse noun
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