Horseshit

The word horseshit or horse shit can mean or be used to describe:

  • The feces of the horse; see horse manure, in this meaning more often spelled as two words. It has many slang names including "road apples".
    • When left on a public road, removing it becomes a task for street cleaning.
  • Nonsense, either inaccurate statements spoken out of ignorance rather than deception, or irrelevant statements (which are not necessarily false) spoken to avoid answering a direct question or to divert the conversation. (usually spelled as one word) (slang): see bullshit.
  • Appearance, as in: "You look like horseshit". In Kodak Moment, Ned Gardner says "You look like horseshit", referring to one's appearance.[1] One would not say "you look like bullshit". This is the difference in colloquial use.
  • Expressing how one feels: "I feel like horseshit". Again one would not say "I feel like bullshit". However one could say I feel like crap.
  • Taste, as in: "This beer tastes like horseshit".[2] One could say this beer tastes like crap but would not say "this beer tastes like bullshit or dogshit".
  • Description, horseshit can be used as an adjective to describe a noun: "That is horseshit beer".[3]

Usage

This word is generally used in a derogatory manner and can be used as a noun or adjective. It is often used to dismiss viewpoints one considers to be absurd.

Similar terms

"Horsefeathers" is another variation that U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck invented in 1928; as another variation of "nonsense".[4] "Rocking horse shit" is another variation, with the irony that it is impossible for an inanimate object to produce feces. It is sometimes expressed as "As rare as rocking horseshit."[5][6]

See also

References

Notes
  1. Gardner, Ned (17 August 2005). Kodak Moment. ISBN 9780595808991.
  2. "'Horseshit Beer,' Craft Everything Else at Blind Butcher". Eater Dallas.
  3. "Racked Dallas: Lower Greenville Archives". racked.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
  4. "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com.
  5. "Definition of rocking horse shit". allwords.com.
  6. "As rare as Rocking Horse shit! - allgatesbrewery.com". allgatesbrewery.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.

Bibliography
  • Barrett, Robert G. The Boys From Binjiwunyawunya (Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, 1987) ISBN 0330271652
  • Gardner, Ned Kodak Moment Pg. 213 "You look like horseshit," (iUniverse Books, 2005) ISBN 0-595-36467-5
  • Timberg, Robert John McCain: An American Odyssey Pg. 17 (Touchstone Books, 1999) ISBN 0-684-86794-X
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