"horse pucky" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-horse pucky.ogg Forms: horse puckey [alternative]
Etymology: From horse + pucky. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horse|pucky}} horse + pucky Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} horse pucky (uncountable)
  1. (slang, euphemistic) Horseshit, nonsense, horse hockey. Tags: euphemistic, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-horse_pucky-en-noun-Ng1LqUJ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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