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:nonsenseAntonyms
horse hair spatsTranslations
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:bullshitEtymology
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