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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
bullshit
bull·shit noun, verb BrE [ˈbʊlʃɪt] NAmE [ˈbʊlʃɪt]
noun uncountable (taboo, slang) (also informal bull) (abbr.BS)
nonsense
•That's just bullshit.
Word Origin:
early 20th cent.: from bull ‘stupid or nonsense talk’ + ↑shit.
Example Bank:
•Don't give me that bullshit!
•Don't listen to him— he's full of bullshit.
•His article was full of self-indulgent bullshit.
•They shouldn't be allowed to teach bullshit like that.
Derived Word: ↑bullshitter
verb (-tt-)intransitive, transitive (taboo, slang)
to say things that are not true, especially in order to trick sb
•She's just bullshitting.
•~ sb Don't try to bullshit me!
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
early 20th cent.: from bull ‘stupid or nonsense talk’ + ↑shit.
See also: ↑bull
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