HORSEFEATHERS


Meaning of HORSEFEATHERS in English

/hawrs"fedh'euhrz/ , Slang.

n.

1. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) something not worth considering.

interj.

2. rubbish; nonsense; bunk (used to express contemptuous rejection).

[ 1925-30, Amer.; HORSE + FEATHERS, as euphemism for HORSESHIT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .