bullsheet excuse
- noun
- Offensive
:
excusa de mierda
- I’m tired of your bullsheet excuse for being late every morning.
Examples
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His bullsheet excuse about losing his homework didn't fool the teacher.
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That was a ridiculous bullsheet excuse for not attending the meeting.
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She came up with another bullsheet excuse to avoid meeting her deadlines.
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She always comes up with a new bullsheet excuse to avoid work.
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His bullsheet excuse about losing his homework didn't fool the teacher.
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I’m tired of your bullsheet excuse for being late every morning.
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That was a ridiculous bullsheet excuse for not attending the meeting.
Synonyms
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
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6.3
An absurd lie used to avoid blame or trick someone
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9.9
A rude way to say someone's reason is weak and not acceptable
A false story someone gives to avoid blame
A foolish excuse that is clearly not true
A silly made-up reason someone gives to avoid blame
A false or nonsense answer that avoids giving a direct reply
A false statement said on purpose to trick people
False talk meant to trick people
Complete nonsense that is not true and not believable
Talk that is false and hard to believe
Talk that is false and makes no sense
A dishonest reason someone gives to avoid blame
How Credible
466
3.0
∞
1.0
178
2.5
- Offensive
- Literature
2
6.1
∞
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
bullsheet + excuse
The first constituent 'bullsheet' is a nonstandard/euphemistic form (not a regular lexical item) and its literal parts ('bull' + 'sheet') do not yield the intended meaning. Although 'excuse' is transparent, the overall sense 'an obviously false or exaggerated excuse' depends on slang knowledge of 'bullshit', so a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents would not reliably derive the meaning.
Etymology
The idiom bullsheet excuse comes from the rude word 'bullshit', where bull stands for nonsense and sheet is a polite swap for the rude part. Imagine a loud bull blowing a lot of hot air—this picture helps you remember it means an excuse that is clearly false or 'nonsense'.