pure bullcrud
- noun
- /pjʊr bʊlkrʌd/
- Slang
- Don't give me that pure bullcrud—just tell me the truth.
Examples
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That explanation is just pure bullcrud!
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His excuse for being late was pure bullcrud and nobody believed him.
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Everyone saw through the politician's promises as pure bullcrud.
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I can't believe you fell for that pure bullcrud.
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Everyone could see that the proposal was pure bullcrud and would never work.
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After listening to his ridiculous argument, she declared it as pure bullcrud.
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Many critics dismissed his latest film as nothing more than pure bullcrud.
Synonyms
94
9.8
False or silly talk meant to trick people
48
7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
30
9.1
A false or silly statement people should not believe
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
16
7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
2
9.9
A rude expression that says something is not true
1
9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
9.9
Talk that is false or silly
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
False talk meant to trick people
Complete nonsense that has no true facts to support it
A false statement said on purpose to trick people
Something very silly and not true
Talk that is not true and meant to trick people
Talk that is not true and that people do not believe
Something someone says that is not true
A false or nonsense answer that avoids giving a direct reply
A false or silly story people tell to avoid blame
Talk that is false and hard to believe
Talk that is false and makes no sense
A story or idea that is untrue and silly
Antonyms
How Credible
Surface Forms
Morphology
pure + bullcrud
The intensifier 'pure' is transparent, but the second element 'bullcrud' is non-standard and appears to be a slangy blend of 'bull' (as in 'nonsense') and 'crud' ('rubbish'), which is not a dictionary word here. A B1 learner who knows the slang senses of the constituents might infer 'utter nonsense', but because the blended, slangy formation and the 'bull'→'nonsense' sense are not reliably known to learners, the expression is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Pure bullcrud creates a messy picture: bull (the animal) plus crud (dirty stuff), as if something were nothing but bull droppings. That's why people use it to call an idea 'complete nonsense'.