Bullshot

//ˈbʊlʃɒt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
  2. 2
    A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes. neologism

    "Exhibit A is a textbook example of a bullshot, an image ginned up by marketing and foisted on people who don't know any better."

  3. 3
    a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme wordnet

Example

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"Exhibit A is a textbook example of a bullshot, an image ginned up by marketing and foisted on people who don't know any better."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bull + shot, with influence from bullshit.

Etymology 2

Blend of bullshit + screenshot, coined in 2005 in the webcomic Penny Arcade.

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