bushwa
Polite barnyard expletive
Bushwa is a mild, old-fashioned exclamation meaning nonsense or rubbish.
It functions as a polite substitute for bullshit, allowing speakers to express dismissive disbelief without vulgarity.
That's a lot of bushwa and you know it.
The word appears occasionally in mid-twentieth-century American writing but has largely fallen out of common use.
Senseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
malarkey · claptrap · bunkum · flapdoodle · moonshine · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle
Intentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
fakery · pretense · flimflam · chicanery · duplicity · imposture · con · subterfuge
Old and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
- yesteryearTime not long past
vintage · archaic · outmoded · fuddy-duddy · fogeyish · stuffy · Victorian
Denial of acceptance
- debunkingProving claims false
- refutationDisproving a statement
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
discrediting · rebuff · naysaying · spurning · disavowal · contradiction · invalidation
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
drivel · malarkey · claptrap · bunkum · flapdoodle · moonshine · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · hokum
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
trickery · fakery · pretense · flimflam · chicanery · duplicity · imposture · con · subterfuge · guile
antiquated
Old and outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- old-timeyCharmingly outdated in style
yesteryear · vintage · archaic · outmoded · fuddy-duddy · fogeyish · stuffy · Victorian
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- debunkingProving claims false
- refutationDisproving a statement
- denialRefusal to accept reality
repudiation · discrediting · rebuff · naysaying · spurning · disavowal · contradiction · invalidation