horsefeathers!胡说!屁话!

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

A euphemism for horseshit!A statement expressing disbelief，this word has been around at least since 1925．It may be related to the term horsefeathers once used in carpentry，which were the large feathering strips used in roofing and siding houses．On the other hand，horsefeathers may have originated with a saying such as“That’s nonsense，that’s like saying horses have feathers!”

horseshit的委婉用法，表示不相信。该词至少从1925年就开始流行，可能与木匠曾使用的术语horsefeathers有关，那时指屋顶和侧屋中用的大的羽状瓦条。该词也可能源于一种常用的说法，如：“胡说，那简直是说马也有羽毛!”