to spout bullpoo
- phrasal verb
- Slang
:
hablar tonterías
- The politician continued to spout bullpoo despite the lack of evidence.
Examples
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I wish you wouldn't spout bullpoo every time we have a serious discussion.
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If you spout bullpoo during the interview, you won't get the job.
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Don't spout bullpoo at me!
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He always spouts bullpoo during meetings.
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I wish you wouldn't spout bullpoo every time we have a serious discussion.
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If you spout bullpoo during the interview, you won't get the job.
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The politician continued to spout bullpoo despite the lack of evidence.
Synonyms
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9.3
To speak in a way that tries to trick someone
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9.9
Speak as if you know about something when you do not
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9.9
To say rude, bragging things to impress people or make them angry
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9.6
To try to trick someone by saying things that are not true
To say false or exaggerated things to make others believe you
To try to trick someone by speaking nonsense
To say nonsense or unimportant things to avoid giving a clear answer
Talk in a relaxed, joking way and make stories bigger to be funny
Antonyms
How Sensible
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1.0
- Slang
- Informal
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8.0
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5.7
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8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
spout + bullpoo
The verb 'spout' clearly signals 'talk at length', while 'bullpoo' is a nonstandard slang blend of 'bull' + 'poo' that invokes the crude metaphor for nonsense (cf. 'bullshit'). Because the second element is slang and requires cultural/idiomatic mapping rather than a straightforward compositional meaning, the overall sense is partly inferable but not fully predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase spout bullpoo may come from the image of a spout pouring out bullpoo like dirty water from a pipe. So if someone 'spouts bullpoo', they are like that spout, pouring out a long stream of nonsense, which is why it means 'to talk nonsense'.