"horseshit" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-horseshit.ogg [Australia], en-us-horseshit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From horse + shit. Etymology templates: {{com|en|horse|shit}} horse + shit Head templates: {{en-interj}} horseshit
  1. (vulgar, slang) Synonym of bullshit Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: bullshit [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-horseshit-en-intj-Q7est7kG Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Noun

Audio: En-au-horseshit.ogg [Australia], en-us-horseshit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From horse + shit. Etymology templates: {{com|en|horse|shit}} horse + shit Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} horseshit (uncountable)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Serious harassment or abuse. Tags: slang, uncountable, vulgar Translations (vulgar: serious harassment or abuse): paskakasa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-horseshit-en-noun-k3uYR2ID Disambiguation of 'vulgar: serious harassment or abuse': 94 2 3 1
  2. (vulgar, slang) Blatant nonsense, more likely stemming from ignorance than any intent to deceive. Tags: slang, uncountable, vulgar Translations (vulgar: blatant nonsense): hevonpaska (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-horseshit-en-noun-cLS3KB77 Disambiguation of 'vulgar: blatant nonsense': 8 72 12 8
  3. (vulgar, slang) Bullshit. Tags: slang, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: horsecrap
    Sense id: en-horseshit-en-noun-nD0Pmlaq
  4. (literally) Horse feces / manure. Tags: literally, uncountable Translations (horse faeces): hevosenpaska [vulgar] (Finnish), hevosenlanta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-horseshit-en-noun-8rUysQHT Disambiguation of 'horse faeces': 5 8 8 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bullshit, chickenshit

Alternative forms

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