Horseshit
The word horseshit or horse shit can mean or be used to describe:
- The feces of the horse; see horse manure, in this meaning more often spelled as two words. It has many slang names including "road apples".
- When left on a public road, removing it becomes a task for street cleaning.
- Nonsense, bullshit.
Usage
This word is generally used in a derogatory manner and can be used as a noun or adjective. It is often used to dismiss viewpoints one considers to be absurd.
Similar terms
"Horsefeathers" is another variation that U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck invented in 1928; as another variation of "nonsense".[1] "Rocking horse shit" is another variation, with the irony that it is impossible for an inanimate object to produce feces. It is sometimes expressed as "As rare as rocking horseshit."[2][3]
See also
References
Notes
- "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com.
- "Definition of rocking horse shit". allwords.com.
- "As rare as Rocking Horse shit! - allgatesbrewery.com". allgatesbrewery.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
Bibliography
- Barrett, Robert G. The Boys From Binjiwunyawunya (Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, 1987) ISBN 0330271652
- Gardner, Ned Kodak Moment Pg. 213 "You look like horseshit," (iUniverse Books, 2005) ISBN 0-595-36467-5
- Timberg, Robert John McCain: An American Odyssey Pg. 17 (Touchstone Books, 1999) ISBN 0-684-86794-X
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