horseshitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• 韻: -ɪt

名詞

horseshit (uncountable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Synonym of bullshit (figurative senses).

   Synonyms: horsecrap, horsedung; more at bullshit

   1. (vulgar, slang) Serious harassment or abuse.

      That scumbag dumped a whole carload of horseshit over his associates.

   2. (vulgar, slang) Blatant nonsense, more likely stemming from ignorance than any intent to deceive.

      He thinks vinegar is alkaline? Don't you realize that's horseshit?

   3. (vulgar, slang) Deliberate falsehoods (lies); manipulations or cons (fraud).

      He claims that he wasn't at that meeting? Don't you realize that's horseshit?

2. (literally) Horse feces / manure.

   Synonyms: horsecrap, horsedung

   Coordinate terms: (livestock manures) bullshit, cowshit, goatshit, pigshit, sheepshit, chickenshit

   • 2001, Gil Roscoe, Company of Thieves‎, page 54:

     A huge one. It was my job to mix the horseshit in with the soil. Great big wheelbarrows full of horseshit. We used to drive around to farms that had horses and ask them if we could shovel up their horseshit.

   • 2012, Laurel Dewey, Betty's (Little Basement) Garden‎, page 253:

     The aroma was a mix of cedar, hay and horseshit but somehow, Betty found it pleasantly intoxicating.

関連する語

参考

• bullshit
• chickenshit
• you can't put the shit back in the horse
• See also Thesaurus:nonsense

間投詞

horseshit

1. (vulgar, slang) Synonym of bullshit.

   He says he'll pay up next week.
   Horseshit!