Load of bull

Posted by David FG on June 04, 2008 at 05:03

In Reply to: Load of bull posted by Mary on June 03, 2008 at 14:15:

: What's the meaning "the load of bull"? I read it in an article by The Economist "Bears and bulls".

In everyday use, a 'load of bull' means a load of rubbish - it is short (I believe) for 'bullsh*t'.

However, as your source was 'The Economist' this is likely to have been a pun on the City's use of 'bull' to mean one who invests in the anticipation of share prices rising: as opposed to a 'bear' who anticipates falls.

DFG

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