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bull session
bull sessionn. Informal An informal group discussion.bull session n informal chiefly US and Canadian an informal discussion, often among men [C20: from bull2]bull′ ses`sion
n. an informal group discussion. [1915–1920] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bull session - an informal discussion (usually among men)colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgroup discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
bull session
bull sessionAny informal, spontaneous, and lengthy conversation or discussion among a group of people, especially men. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. My co-workers and I like to have bull sessions in the restaurant after we close for the night.See also: bull, sessionbull sessionAn informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics . This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [Slang; c. 1915] See also: bull, sessionbull session n. a session of casual conversation. The gals were sitting around enjoying a bull session. See also: bull, sessionbull sessionAn informal discussion. A bull session was originally a late-night college men's dormitory conversation with a wide range of topics—politics, sex, sports, sex, religion, sex . . . The word “bull,” which meant something boastful or outlandish, came from—no surprise here—“bullshit.”See also: bull, sessionbull session
Words related to bull sessionnoun an informal discussion (usually among men)Related Words- colloquialism
- group discussion
- conference
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