Noun: Irish bull I-rish bûl
Usage: slang
Usage: slang
- Statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
"He dismissed the conspiracy theory as pure Irish bull";
- bunk [informal], bunkum [informal], buncombe [informal], guff [informal], rot [informal], hogwash [informal], flapdoodle [N. Amer, informal], rhubarb [Brit, informal], bilge [informal], junk [informal], bull [slang], nonsense, jive [N. Amer, informal], bushwah [N. Amer, informal], bushwa [N. Amer, informal], folderol, rubbish [informal], tripe [informal], trumpery [archaic], trash [informal], wish-wash [informal], applesauce [N. Amer, informal], codswallop [Brit, informal], falderal, drivel, garbage
Derived forms: Irish bulls
Type of: content, message, subject matter, substance
Encyclopedia: Irish bull