bullshitter
English
Etymology
Noun
bullshitter (plural bullshitters)
- (vulgar) Someone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceiver
- Coordinate term: bullshittee
- 2023 July 17, James Ryerson, quoting Harry Frankfurt, “Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Whereas the liar is at least mindful of the truth (if only to avoid it), the “bullshitter,” Professor Frankfurt wrote, is distinguished by his complete indifference to how things are.
Translations
someone who lies a lot (vulgar)
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See also
Further reading
- “bullshitter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “bullshitter”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
- “bullshitter”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
French
Alternative forms
- bullshiter
Etymology
Borrowed from English bullshit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul.ʃi.te/
- IPA(key): (Quebec) /bʊl.ʃi.te/
Verb
bullshitter
- (Quebec, ambitransitive, vulgar) to tell lies, to deceive
Conjugation
Conjugation of bullshitter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | bullshitter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | bullshittant /bul.ʃi.tɑ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | bullshitté /bul.ʃi.te/ or /bɔl.ʃi.te/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | bullshitte /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshittes /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshitte /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshittons /bul.ʃi.tɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɔ̃/ |
bullshittez /bul.ʃi.te/ or /bɔl.ʃi.te/ |
bullshittent /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
| imperfect | bullshittais /bul.ʃi.tɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɛ/ |
bullshittais /bul.ʃi.tɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɛ/ |
bullshittait /bul.ʃi.tɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɛ/ |
bullshittions /bul.ʃi.tjɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tjɔ̃/ |
bullshittiez /bul.ʃi.tje/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tje/ |
bullshittaient /bul.ʃi.tɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | bullshittai /bul.ʃi.te/ or /bɔl.ʃi.te/ |
bullshittas /bul.ʃi.ta/ or /bɔl.ʃi.ta/ |
bullshitta /bul.ʃi.ta/ or /bɔl.ʃi.ta/ |
bullshittâmes /bul.ʃi.tam/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tam/ |
bullshittâtes /bul.ʃi.tat/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tat/ |
bullshittèrent /bul.ʃi.tɛʁ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɛʁ/ | |
| future | bullshitterai /bul.ʃi.tʁe/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁe/ |
bullshitteras /bul.ʃi.tʁa/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁa/ |
bullshittera /bul.ʃi.tʁa/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁa/ |
bullshitterons /bul.ʃi.tʁɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɔ̃/ |
bullshitterez /bul.ʃi.tʁe/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁe/ |
bullshitteront /bul.ʃi.tʁɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | bullshitterais /bul.ʃi.tʁɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɛ/ |
bullshitterais /bul.ʃi.tʁɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɛ/ |
bullshitterait /bul.ʃi.tʁɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɛ/ |
bullshitterions /bul.ʃi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
bullshitteriez /bul.ʃi.tə.ʁje/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tə.ʁje/ |
bullshitteraient /bul.ʃi.tʁɛ/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | bullshitte /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshittes /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshitte /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
bullshittions /bul.ʃi.tjɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tjɔ̃/ |
bullshittiez /bul.ʃi.tje/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tje/ |
bullshittent /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
| imperfect2 | bullshittasse /bul.ʃi.tas/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tas/ |
bullshittasses /bul.ʃi.tas/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tas/ |
bullshittât /bul.ʃi.ta/ or /bɔl.ʃi.ta/ |
bullshittassions /bul.ʃi.ta.sjɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
bullshittassiez /bul.ʃi.ta.sje/ or /bɔl.ʃi.ta.sje/ |
bullshittassent /bul.ʃi.tas/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | bullshitte /bul.ʃit/ or /bɔl.ʃit/ |
— | bullshittons /bul.ʃi.tɔ̃/ or /bɔl.ʃi.tɔ̃/ |
bullshittez /bul.ʃi.te/ or /bɔl.ʃi.te/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||