load of bull
Complete utter falsehood
A load of bull is nonsense or lies—something obviously untrue or exaggerated.
Short for *bullshit*, the phrase is slightly softer, suitable when profanity feels too strong: That excuse is a load of bull.
Often appears as *a load of bull* or just *load of bull*.
Senseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
rubbish · gibberish · claptrap · bunkum · codswallop · baloney · horsefeathers · tommyrot
Deliberate falsehood
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- shamFraudulent imitation
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
con · fake · phony · fabrication · pretense · dishonesty · swindle · charlatan
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
stretching · boasting · puffery · grandstanding · tall tale · fish story · bluster · bombast
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
drivel · rubbish · gibberish · claptrap · bunkum · codswallop · baloney · horsefeathers · tommyrot · piffle
lie
Deliberate falsehood
scam · con · fake · phony · fabrication · pretense · dishonesty · swindle · charlatan · trickery
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
dramatization · stretching · boasting · puffery · grandstanding · tall tale · fish story · bluster · bombast · bravado
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
scoffing · eye-roll · incredulity · cynicism · distrust · suspicion · calling out · debunking · challenge · refutation
load of bullgospel truth
Claim beyond all question
fact · the facts · honest truth · true story · unvarnished truth
load of bullwords of wisdom
substance · the real thing · genuine article · meat and potatoes · the goods
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