ChatterBank0 min ago
Where does the saying a load of bull
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come from,,,,theres a pint on the answer
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.'Bull', meaning 'nonsense', started life as American slang about a century ago. Its earliest recorded use there is in a publication called Dialect Notes issued in 1914. Its sister-word, with 'sh1t' added on at the end, appeared around the same time. Adding 'a load of...' at the front was just an obvious way of getting the expression across.
Make it a Timothy Taylor, would you? Thanks
Make it a Timothy Taylor, would you? Thanks