bulldust

Noun

bulldust (uncountable)

1. (Australia) Fine red dust, found in desert regions of Australia.
   • Bulldust is like talcum powder and it covers the holes in the road. No matter how carefully we drove, the bulldust rose in the air and cascaded down over our vehicle to the extent that we sometimes used the wipers to clear the windscreen.2007, Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Another Day, Another Town, page 151
   • Road trains are over 50 m long when towing three trailers. On dirt roads, they trail a blinding cloud of bulldust and window smashing, fist-size stones.2007, Dick Eussen, Australia's Savannah Way: Cairns to Broome, page 23
2. (Australia, slang) Nonsense; blatantly false statements.
   • She was told some bulldust. The same bulldust they tell any dickhead willing to part with money: that she'd be rich one day and live to a ripe old age.1991, Antonio Casella, The Sensualist, page 10
   • “Your theory is bulldust, Arthur,” said Pancho. “Nothing but bulldust. You should play your best doubles players even if they are playing singles. If they are fit, they are not going to be too tired. McEnroe would not have lost that match.”1993, Arthur Ashe, Arnold Rampersad, Days of Grace: A Memoir, page 70

   Synonyms:

   bullshit, heifer dust