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How to Say "bullshit" in Spanish

The Spanish word forbullshitis estupidecesB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1informal
stronger, more vulgar slang context
A colorful illustration of a silly jester hat with bells sitting on a table next to a rubber duck.

Examples

No digas más estupideces y escucha.

Stop saying more nonsense and listen.

Perdí mucho dinero haciendo estupideces.

I lost a lot of money doing stupid things.

¡Qué cantidad de estupideces dice ese hombre!

That man says so much rubbish!

Making it plural

This word is the plural of 'estupidez'. In Spanish, words that end in 'z' change the 'z' to a 'c' before adding 'es' to make them plural.

The 'idad' trap

Mistake:Saying 'estupidades'.

Correction: The correct word is 'estupideces'. English speakers often try to use '-idad' (like 'stupidity'), but Spanish uses '-ez' for this specific word.

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