"horse hockey" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-horse hockey.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} horse hockey
  1. An expression of disbelief or disgust. Synonyms: fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one, bullshit
    Sense id: en-horse_hockey-en-intj--pUk~0QZ

Noun

Audio: En-au-horse hockey.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} horse hockey (uncountable)
  1. Horse excrement. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-horse_hockey-en-noun-krJRIQdz Disambiguation of Feces: 12 63 3 22
  2. (slang, euphemistic) False or deceitful statements; lies; exaggerations; nonsense; horse pucky. (a euphemism for horseshit). Tags: euphemistic, slang, uncountable Synonyms: horse puckey
    Sense id: en-horse_hockey-en-noun-PCxuJv2N Categories (other): English euphemisms
  3. (sports) Polo. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-horse_hockey-en-noun-mnUgd0BF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 22 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 15 16 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 15 17 53 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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