Meanings
- Synonym of bullshit (figurative senses).
- slanguncountablevulgarSerious harassment or abuse.
That scumbag dumped a whole carload of horseshit over his associates.
Synonyms: horsecrap, horsedung, more at bullshit
- slanguncountablevulgarBlatant nonsense, more likely stemming from ignorance than any intent to deceive.
He thinks vinegar is alkaline? Don't you realize that's horseshit?
Synonyms: horsecrap, horsedung, more at bullshit
- literallyuncountablevulgarHorse feces / manure.
The aroma was a mix of cedar, hay and horseshit but somehow, Betty found it pleasantly intoxicating.
2012, Laurel Dewey, Betty's (Little Basement) Garden, page 2531 more example
A huge one. It was my job to mix the horseshit in with the soil. Great big wheelbarrows full of horseshit. We used to drive around to farms that had horses and ask them if we could shovel up their horseshit.
2001, Gil Roscoe, Company of Thieves, page 54
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBlatant nonsense, more likely stemming from ignorance than any intent to deceive.
nounDeliberate falsehoods (lies); manipulations or cons (fraud).
interjectionSynonym of bullshit.
More synonyms by meaning
nounObscene word for unacceptable behavior
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish paskakasa, hevonpaska
- paskakasavulgar: serious harassment or abuse
- hevonpaskavulgar: blatant nonsense
- hevosenpaskahorse faeces
- hevosenlantahorse faeces
Portuguese tretas
- tretasvulgar: blatant nonsense
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with horseshit
Cite this entry
horseshit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshit
“horseshit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horseshit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshit.
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