Irish Bull (Noun)
Meaning
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Usages
Examples
- The team's excuse for losing the game was just an Irish bull, and nobody believed it.
- Stop spouting that Irish bull and tell me the truth about what happened.
- The politician's statement was an obvious Irish bull, designed to placate the voters.
- His Irish bull about the project's success was quickly debunked by the numbers.
- The company's response to the scandal was a blatant Irish bull, and the public wasn't having it.