bulldust

B3U1L1L1D2U1S1T1
/ˈbʊldʌst/

noun

Fine red dust, found in desert regions of Australia.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounbulldust (uncountable)
  1. AustraliauncountableFine red dust, found in desert regions of Australia.

    The bulldust was starting to get really thick now and even thicker in the back of the Hudson! It got into everything.

    2011, Leon Isackson, Jon Hayton, Behind the Rock and Beyond, unnumbered page
    2 more examples

    Bulldust is like talcum powder and it covers the holes in the road. No matter how carefully we drove, the bulldust rose in the air and cascaded down over our vehicle to the extent that we sometimes used the wipers to clear the windscreen.

    2007, Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Another Day, Another Town, page 151

    Road trains are over 50 m long when towing three trailers. On dirt roads, they trail a blinding cloud of bulldust and window smashing, fist-size stones.

    2007, Dick Eussen, Australia's Savannah Way: Cairns to Broome, page 23
  2. AustraliaslanguncountableNonsense; blatantly false statements.

    She was told some bulldust. The same bulldust they tell any dickhead willing to part with money: that she'd be rich one day and live to a ripe old age.

    1991, Antonio Casella, The Sensualist, page 10
    2 more examples

    “Your theory is bulldust, Arthur,” said Pancho. “Nothing but bulldust. You should play your best doubles players even if they are playing singles. If they are fit, they are not going to be too tired. McEnroe would not have lost that match.”

    1993, Arthur Ashe, Arnold Rampersad, Days of Grace: A Memoir, page 70

    In these harsh times of economic rationalism (sacking), restructuring (sacking) and merit-assessed and incentive-based liquidation and redirecting of human resources (sacking), the bulldust detector is invaluable.

    2008, Catherine Deveny, Say When, page 181

    Synonyms: bullshit, heifer dust

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNonsense; blatantly false statements.

Origin

From bull + dust. In the slang sense, a euphemism for bullshit.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

bulldust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulldust

MLA

“bulldust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulldust. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulldust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulldust.

Source: bulldust on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.