Definitions For Horsefeather

Noun

{{en-plural noun}} (euphemistic) nonsense, nonsense; indicates disbelief. : Dismissing the rumors as "horsefeathers", he advised everybody to disregard them. Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs. feathering strip, feathering strips.

Usage notes

In “horse hair” sense, often referred to instead as feather, feathers or feathering, with hair on the front part narrowly referred to as spats.

Synonyms

See also thesaurus:nonsense

Antonyms

horse hair spats

Translations

Bulgarian: глупости, f-p Finnish: hölynpöly Finnish: vuohiskarvat, p Portuguese: crina feathering strips, feathering strip {{C, en, Animal body parts}}

Interjection

{{en-interj, head=horsefeathers!}} (euphemistic) {{non-gloss definition, Indicates disbelief.}} : {{ux, en, Horsefeathers! You knew it was a bad idea and now you're just making excuses about it.}}

Synonyms

fiddlesticks, get out of town, pull the other one; see also thesaurus:bullshit

Etymology

the "nonsense" sense, a euphemism for {{m + en + horseshit}}, is horse + feathers, a nonexistent item as only birds have feathers. compare {{m + en + hen's teeth + hen’s teeth}}. The "horse hair" sense notes the similarity of that hair to bird feathers. Regarding the roofing sense, compare feathering strip and horsefeathers.

Is Horsefeathers a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
20

The word Horsefeather is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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