Bullspeak

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonsense; false or exaggerated statements. uncountable

    "You can cut the corp bullspeak, Ms. Serra, there's really no reason for it. After all, we're old friends, you and I."

Verb
  1. 1
    To talk nonsense or boastful lies.

    "He is doubtful, but yet he is sure he knows him. What a bulfinch is this! Sure, ’tis his language they call bull-speaking."

Synonyms

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Example

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"He is doubtful, but yet he is sure he knows him. What a bulfinch is this! Sure, ’tis his language they call bull-speaking."

Etymology

From bull + -speak.

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