Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun vodka and beef bouillon or consomme.

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  • noun A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon
  • noun neologism, video games A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.

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  • noun a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme

Etymologies

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bull +‎ shot

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Blend of bullshit and screenshot, coined in 2005 in the webcomic Penny Arcade.

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Examples

  • Can't Post | ain't it though-now have you ever made yourself a "bullshot" juan david

    Sunday Morning 2002

  • I have not heard or seen anything from SMT … its (like most Heil stories) a load of bullshot … on February 20, 2010 at 11: 17 am officer and a lady

    Inspector Gadget RANTS about ‘car chases’ SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Speaking as someone that has given out a sum total of 3 fixed pens for speeding in 20-years – i find that bullshot somewhat irritating. on April 2, 2010 at 12: 18 pm Frenchy

    Policing Pledge Is A Lie SHOCK « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • My father has a recipe that involves Clamato juice and a bullshot.

    CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2002 2002

  • I think that this law is complete bullshot as well.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • I think that this law is complete bullshot as well.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • I think that this law is complete bullshot as well.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • Windows Vista didn't raise the tech bar enough to make it worth while, all those bullshot pictures about how Flight Sim X would look on DX10 had people dreaming of playing photo-realistic games that were leaps and bounds above DX9 and current gen consoles.

    Voodoo Extreme 2009

  • Belvadear must not like us here at BNN hows about you go on out the door Belvadear … like a bird pooping on a car … tats all that person is! belva - not in the mood for your bullshot! oops spell check

    Blogger News Network 2009

  • I hope he is up in heaven having a bullshot with Phil Hartman.

    Veggiemacabre 2009

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  • Edge: 'Of all the words that could possibly encapsulate what a doctored-screenshot is, Penny Arcade’s sharp portmanteau of the terms screenshot and bullshit has always felt the most appropriate.'

    October 21, 2008

  • Ginned up? Never heard that before.

    October 21, 2008

  • It's quite fitting, given the alcohol content of the WordNet definitions.

    October 21, 2008