Re: USAGE: The four shits in English

Curious.  Whose English(es) be these in?  We've only got "bullshit" in
Maryland/Washington.  Probably because of Congress, etc.

Padraic.

On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, John Cowan wrote:

>For reference, English recognizes four standard kinds of metaphorical
>excrement.
>
>"Bullshit" means "nonsense, lies, claptrap".
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>"Dogshit" means "something of zero importance".
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>"Horseshit" is similar to bullshit.
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>"Apeshit" is used only in the phrase "to go apeshit", which means to
>behave in a lunatic way, either approving or disapproving of something.
>
>
>--
>John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
>       I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin
>