Re: USAGE: The four shits in English

Padraic Brown wrote:
>
> Curious.  Whose English(es) be these in?  We've only got "bullshit" in
> Maryland/Washington.  Probably because of Congress, etc.
>
From below, here in Minnesota we have "bullshit", "horseshit" and
"apeshit". But in my experience "horseshit" is more rarely heard.

> On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, John Cowan wrote:
>
> >For reference, English recognizes four standard kinds of metaphorical
> >excrement.
> >
> >"Bullshit" means "nonsense, lies, claptrap".
> >
> >"Dogshit" means "something of zero importance".
> >
> >"Horseshit" is similar to bullshit.
> >
> >"Apeshit" is used only in the phrase "to go apeshit", which means to
> >behave in a lunatic way, either approving or disapproving of something.
> >
Laurie
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