"BS" meaning in English

See BS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-BS.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BS
  1. (automotive) Bridgestone, a tire company. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-BS-en-name-5ViD6uTY Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: B.S., B. S.

Noun

Audio: En-au-BS.ogg [Australia] Forms: BSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BS (countable and uncountable, plural BSs)
  1. (US) Abbreviation of Bachelor of Science. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Bachelor of Science Categories (topical): Academic degrees Synonyms: BSc
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-xYAbd9ZA Disambiguation of Academic degrees: 4 39 15 13 12 3 12 3 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 1 19 17 3 17 5
  2. Abbreviation of Bachelor of Surgery. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Bachelor of Surgery
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-AZ8nk7At
  3. (baseball) Abbreviation of blown saves. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: blown saves Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-3N~wUWXB Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (accounting) Abbreviation of balance sheet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: balance sheet Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-Qdu7S41Z Topics: accounting, business, finance
  5. (slang, euphemistic, chiefly Canada, US) Abbreviation of bullshit. Tags: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: bullshit
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-Pu3UZ9sQ Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English euphemisms
  6. Initialism of Bartter syndrome. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Bartter syndrome
    Sense id: en-BS-en-noun-n6OHQX6i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: B.S., B. S.

Verb

Audio: En-au-BS.ogg [Australia] Forms: BSes [present, singular, third-person], BSing [participle, present], BSed [participle, past], BSed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|~es|+|+}} BS (third-person singular simple present BSes, present participle BSing, simple past and past participle BSed)
  1. Euphemistic form of bullshit. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: bullshit
    Sense id: en-BS-en-verb-DHdpvOpl Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: B.S., B. S.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "bullshit",
          "bullshit#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-BS.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/En-au-BS.ogg/En-au-BS.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/En-au-BS.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "B.S."
    },
    {
      "word": "B. S."
    }
  ],
  "word": "BS"
}

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