Used in a Sentence

horseshit

How to use horseshit in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for horseshit.

Editorial note

The whole "boys will be boys" thing is horseshit. Civil, adult people don't want to play the game.

Examples15
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of horseshit gathered in one view.

noun

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for horseshit.

noun

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

Example sentences

1

The whole "boys will be boys" thing is horseshit. Civil, adult people don't want to play the game.

2

It makes me burn with shame to see such horseshit on Hacker News. This account is banned as a troll.

3

Because that sounds like horseshit to me. That gay people can now get married in some minority of American states is progress, sure.

4

This sounds like grandstanding horseshit. Fewer than 1 in 10 companies we work with even attempts to "build security in from the start", and far fewer come close to succeeding.

5

This is horseshit. I spent years building US and international election results maps for a large company, and I had exactly the same thing happen to me on at least one occasion.

6

You don't put made-up horseshit in quotation marks and attribute it to someone. Apart from that, what an unredeemably stupid thread.

7

> Facebook is addressing a strong desire for privacy by its users This is some serious horseshit by Arrington. Only a fool would believe this[1].

8

If you're going to dismiss an argument as "horseshit", you should perhaps offer a compelling alternative. Because your idea of what is going on is frankly ridiculous.

9

A post that is nothing more than an anecdote full of questionable horseshit on an important matter like health in turn generates HN comments that are merely anecdotes full of questionable horseshit. On health.

10

And sure, the economics are pathetic and the profession is rife with horseshit. The reason I studied literature for a while was that I wanted to learn what literature could teach me, because I wanted to connect with a noble tradition, and things like that.

11

I think that’s horseshit. The only people who are “productive” in those settings, in my experience, are the type of management people who feel compelled to come over and interrupt you in person rather than send you a fucking email you can look at once you’re done tracking down a bug six levels of callbacks deep."

12

That’s one of Khoo’s many gifts — he has figured out exactly how to sell this company, even if the image they’re peddling is a load of horseshit. This confuses me, because its as if the author tries to force his valuation of the opportunity onto all prospective applicants.

13

Pretending like the Y shape in the bevel was intentional is horseshit and obviously a desperate attempt to give some sort of conceptual significance to what is otherwise a completely forgettable design.

14

If you're doing your job as a physician you aren't a "provider" to "consumers" - you are hopefully a professional working in the best interests of a patient or population of patients regardless of your own personal interests - this horseshit obviously has nothing whatsoever to do with that goal.

15

If you're doing your job as a physician you aren't a "provider" to "consumers" - you are hopefully a professional working in the best interests of a patient or population of patients regardless of your own personal interests - this horseshit obviously has nothing whatsoever to do with that goal."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use horseshit in a sentence?

The whole "boys will be boys" thing is horseshit. Civil, adult people don't want to play the game.

What does horseshit mean?

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

What part of speech is horseshit?

horseshit is commonly used as noun.