horse manure
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4.3
- noun
- /hɔrs məˈnʊr/
- Informal
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- -MABEL: Oh, horse manure.
- a pile of horse manure
Examples
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This about China having aftershocks is not bullcrap; it is horse manure.
Blog text (18) -
That's just a load of horse manure; I can't believe anyone would believe that story.
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Sorry, but this is horse manure.
Blog text (32) -
There is very little hard science to back up their theory and growing mountains of evidence that it is complete horse manure.
Blog text (5) -
This is why organized religion is a load of horse manure.
Blog text (32) -
It was just beginning to rain, and a small boy in a lopsided cap was sweeping horse manure out of the road so two women in large hats could cross without soiling their boots.
Fiction book (1993) -
The politician's explanation was nothing but horse manure, full of exaggerations and lies.
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After hearing the rumors, I realized it was all horse manure meant to stir up trouble.
Synonyms
109
5.1
Solid waste that people or animals pass from their body
66
2.9
Animal or plant waste spread on soil to help plants grow
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2.8
The waste animals produce that is often used to fertilize soil
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9.9
Things people say or do that are false and rude
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9.5
Poop that a dog leaves on the ground
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4.2
Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food
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2.6
A solid waste that cows make and people use as fertilizer or fuel
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1.8
Dung from cows that people put on soil to help plants grow
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8.6
Poop left by dogs on the ground
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9.9
Talk that is not true or is silly
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3.0
A fertilizer made from chicken droppings that makes soil richer
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5.1
A piece of poop that a dog leaves on the ground
A story or idea that is untrue and silly
Something very silly and not true
Antonyms
How Nonsensical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The primary meaning 'feces produced by horses' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'horse' (the animal) and 'manure' (animal waste); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer this literal sense. There is a secondary informal use meaning 'nonsense' which is metaphorical and less predictable, but the dominant, compositional sense makes the MWE overall transparent.
Etymology
Horse manure is also used to call something 'nonsense'. This comes from real manure made by horses: it is smelly and seen as worthless, so calling an idea horse manure says the idea is not true or worth believing.