Bulldust

//ˈbʊldʌst// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fine red dust, found in desert regions of Australia. Australia, uncountable

    "Bulldust is like talcum powder and it covers the holes in the road. No matter how carefully we drove, the bulldust rose in the air and cascaded down over our vehicle to the extent that we sometimes used the wipers to clear the windscreen."

  2. 2
    Nonsense; blatantly false statements. Australia, slang, uncountable

    "She was told some bulldust. The same bulldust they tell any dickhead willing to part with money: that she'd be rich one day and live to a ripe old age."

Etymology

From bull + dust. In slang sense, a euphemism for bullshit.

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