bull-speak

A form of bullspeak — To talk nonsense or boastful lies.

Meanings

verbbull-speak (third-person singular simple present bull-speaks, present participle bull-speaking, simple past bull-spoke, past participle bull-spoken)

present singular third person bull-speaks · participle present bull-speaking · past bull-spoke · participle past bull-spoken

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bullspeak (“to speak nonsense”).

    He is doubtful, but yet he is sure he knows him. What a bulfinch is this! Sure, ’tis his language they call bull-speaking.

    1629, Richard Brome, The Northern Lass, act 2, scene 3
nounbull-speak (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bullspeak (“nonsense”).
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