bullshot
/ˈbʊlʃɒt/
bullshot noun: a cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
Noun (1)
bullshot (plural bullshots)
Noun (2)
bullshot (plural bullshots)
- A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
- Exhibit A is a textbook example of a bullshot, an image ginned up by marketing and foisted on people who don't know any better.2005 September 12, “Potent New Lingo”, in Penny Arcade, retrieved 15 Jun 2012
- Even the world's most technically proficient game-makers — industry leaders in graphical and gameplay innovation — seem shy to release actual screenshots of their forthcoming games, preferring instead to unleash super-scaled bullshots, or enhanced videos.2009 August 15, Richard Leadbetter, “Media Manipulation: the "Bullshot" phenomenon”, in Eurogamer, retrieved 15 Jun 2012
Forms of bullshot
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Origin of bullshot
From bull + shot, with influence from bullshit.
Blend of bullshit + screenshot, coined in 2005 in the webcomic Penny Arcade.
Questions about bullshot
- What does bullshot mean?
- Bullshot means a cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
- What part of speech is bullshot?
- Bullshot is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bullshot?
- Bullshot is pronounced /ˈbʊlʃɒt/.
- What is the plural of bullshot?
- The plural of bullshot is bullshots.
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