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horse hockey

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horse hockey

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1. Horse excrement. Watch out for horse hockey with all these animals roaming around out here. A: "Ew, what's that smell?" B: "I think someone's got horse hockey on their shoes." Well, nobody's favorite part of horseback riding is the horse hockey!
2. Foolish, deceitful, bombastic, or arrogant talk. Ah, don't listen to Jem, he's just full of horse hockey. Her entire speech was nothing but horse hockey from start to finish. That kid spouts so much horse hockey that no one's gonna believe him when he actually tells the truth.
See also: hockey, horse
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horse hockey

1. n. horse dung. You don’t see horse hockey in the streets anymore.
2. n. nonsense. I’ve heard enough of your horse hockey.
See also: hockey, horse
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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