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horse pucky

horse pucky noun: horseshit, nonsense, horse hockey.

Noun

horse pucky (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Horseshit, nonsense, horse hockey.
    • ‘Mum says I'm too young for caffeinated drinks,’ I say. ‘Horse pucky,’ says Dad.2015, David Mitchell, Slade House
    • When the sky lightened in another of those diffuse spasms, I could see horsepucky pats, some of them fresh.2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, page 804

Forms of horse pucky

alternative formhorse puckey

Origin of horse pucky

From horse + pucky.

Questions about horse pucky

What does horse pucky mean?
Horse pucky means horseshit, nonsense, horse hockey.
What part of speech is horse pucky?
Horse pucky is a noun.

Words near horse pucky in the dictionary

  1. horse pistols
  2. horse plum
  3. horse power
  4. horse powers
  5. horse puckey
  6. horse pucky
  7. horse race
  8. horse races
  9. horse racing
  10. horse rider
  11. horse riders

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