"talk out of one's ass" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-talk out of one's ass.ogg [Australia] Forms: talks out of one's ass [present, singular, third-person], talking out of one's ass [participle, present], talked out of one's ass [participle, past], talked out of one's ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=talk out of one's ass}} talk out of one's ass (third-person singular simple present talks out of one's ass, present participle talking out of one's ass, simple past and past participle talked out of one's ass)
  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar) To exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms: bullshit [general, verb], talk out one's ass [general], talk out of one's ear [euphemistic, general], talk through one's ass [general], talk through one's hat [general], whistle in the dark [general], talk out of one's arse [UK] Synonyms (in lieu of occupational competence): fake it till one makes it Related terms: pull out of one's ass
    Sense id: en-talk_out_of_one's_ass-en-verb-RlEJCj0y Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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