stuss
9.9
Silly or untrue talk used to avoid the truth
- noun
- Slang
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- I don't believe that story—it's just a load of stuss.
Examples
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He always comes up with some stuss when he is in trouble.
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That's just a bunch of stuss!
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Stop talking stuss and tell me what really happened.
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I can't believe he said that stuss.
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I don't believe that story—it's just a load of stuss.
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Stop talking stuss and tell me what really happened.
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He always comes up with some stuss when he is in trouble.
Synonyms
∞
9.9
Something worthless or untrue that people say to you
is focused on informal insincere talk rather than any worthless thing
∞
8.5
Words that are false or useless
is more about insincere or rubbish talk specifically rather than objects too
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9.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
is informal slang that adds an idea of insincerity rather than just silliness
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9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
is informal slang without the strong crude tone used here
9.9
Silly talk that makes little sense
is informal slang for nonsense and insincere talk rather than pretence
9.7
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
focuses instead on insincere or rubbish speech rather than harmless small talk
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Etymology
Stuss meaning 'nonsense' comes from the German word Stuss, so people use it to call something 'rubbish' or 'not true'.