bowlshit
n.— «If I wasn’t hearing this from an ordained chaplain I’d think the story was bowlshit (sic). I still am not quite sure I believe it.» —“Man Love Thursdays – Waza-Khwa And Bermel, 23 August 2006″ by Ken Paprocki in Afghanistan The Kabul Guy Sept. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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