Meaning of bull feathers | Babel Free

Definitions

Euphemistic form of bullshit (“false statements”).

euphemistic, form-of, plural, plural-only

Examples

“They would rather stand⟳ in the weeds and attack the Republicans with the lie⟳, “Republicans are cutting Medicare to pay⟳ for tax cuts for the rich.” As you all know⟳ from everything you have⟳ heard today, that’s bull feathers. Bull feathers.”

““We heard that you killed some of his trees and did something to his dog,” Roxie ventured, while I held my breath. / That made Delbert angry and he grabbed his cane and waved it about. “THAT’S BULL FEATHERS, THAT’S WHAT THAT IS! THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING FROM MY PLACE⟳ ONTO HIS, AND HE SWORE THAT I DUMPED MY TRASH ON HIM.””

“If dates, places, and times don’t quite match⟳ what you as the reader feel⟳ are correct⟳, you have⟳ the writer’s permission to take⟳ a pencil, scratch⟳ through that offensive piece of bull feathers, and add⟳ whatever butters your biscuits.”

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