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bulldust

bulldust

9.9
An exclamation showing you think something is nonsense
  • interjection
  • /ˈbʊlˌdʌst/
  • Australian
translation icon : tonterías
  • Bulldust! There is no way they finished the project in one day.

Examples

  • She shouted bulldust when she heard the unbelievable story.

  • When he claimed he could run a mile in three minutes, I just said bulldust.

  • That's a load of bulldust!

  • I can't believe you think that; it's just bulldust.

  • When he claimed he could lift a car, I just exclaimed bulldust in disbelief.

  • She couldn't help but shout bulldust after hearing such a ridiculous rumor.

  • I reacted with bulldust to that outrageous claim about aliens visiting Earth.

Synonyms

bup
vsbulldust
  • Slang
1 9.9

A short sound showing disbelief or refusal

is used to deny falsehood but often with fuller phrasing
bullcrap
vsbulldust
  • Offensive
9.9

A shout that shows you do not believe something

is similar but can be used more playfully or less bluntly
horsefeathers
vsbulldust
  • Archaic
9.9

A short shout to show you do not believe something or are annoyed

tends to deny truth without the extra tone of personal annoyance
gobbledegook
vsbulldust
  • Informal
9.9

A short shout that shows something is nonsense or impossible to understand

focuses on rejecting truth rather than complaining about clarity
meshugana
vsbulldust
  • Offensive
9.9

A shout to say someone is crazy

targets statements as untrue rather than attacking a person

Antonyms

1.0

Something that can be shown to be true, not an opinion

1.0

A fact that shows how things really are

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Bulldust is also used as a short shout in Australia to call something 'nonsense' or 'not true'. This use comes from the noun bulldust, so saying it shows you do not believe the story.