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bullshitting

bullshitting is the present participle and gerund of bullshit.

Meaning of bullshit

Verb

bullshit (third-person singular simple present bullshits, present participle bullshitting, simple past and past participle bullshitted or bullshit or (rare) bullshat)

  1. (ambitransitive, slang, vulgar) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
    • I think you’re bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in.
  2. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
    • I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for a while.
  3. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
    • We just went on stage and bullshitted the whole concert because we didn’t know any songs.
    Synonyms:
    crap
  4. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To act in a way considered bullshit.

See all 13 meanings of bullshit

Questions about bullshitting

What is bullshitting the present participle and gerund of?
Bullshitting is the present participle and gerund of bullshit.

Words near bullshitting in the dictionary

  1. bullshitter
  2. bullshitters
  3. bullshittery
  4. bullshittier
  5. bullshittiest
  6. bullshitting
  7. bullshittism
  8. bullshittisms
  9. bullshitty
  10. bullshoot
  11. bullshot

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