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Happy horseshit sunshine 

Phrase used to describe fluffy, Pollyanna-type things that have no value other than to make people feel good.
Who wants to read all this happy horseshit sunshine in the paper? Give me some real news.

horseshit 

as opposed to bullshit, which expresses judgement on shallow, insensible, and false ideas, horseshit puts more emphasis on the speaker's distress about the message just received
From "Where's Poppa?" (1971)

Mrs Hocheiser (senile, and seemingly annoyed at the presence of Louise Callan, a nurse to take care of her): "Who is she?"

Gordon Hocheiser (to his mother): "Mom, she's here to help us."(silently) "I'm warning you, mom."

Louise (pushing Gordon to the kitchen) "Gordon, you just get things started! (to Mrs Hocheiser): "We're going to just have a nice evening!"

Mrs. Hocheiser (asides, silently) "Horseshit ...
horseshit by capitaine haddoque November 21, 2012

horseheads 

A town in upstate New York, formed in 1835 as a giant middle finger to the neighboring city of Elmira; as emphasized by the town motto: "Fuck you, Elmira"
I moved to Horseheads becaused I was tired of getting robbed at gunpoint.
horseheads by jk_bro December 26, 2010

horseshit 

Horeshit is really the same as bullshit, but less cliched and therefore slightly more provocative.
The presidential election is a bunch of horseshit about lipstick on pigs rather debating the real issues.
horseshit by r91325 October 28, 2008

happy horseshit

A quaint term used by the elder generation to denote frivolous activity which they find annoying. A staple of any fiesty grandparent's verbal repertoire.
"Jaime, Stacy, Pauly...knock off the happy horseshit!"
happy horseshit by Vajrayogi January 2, 2008

Flying Horseshit Conversation

The humorous conversations you have (usually while drunk or high) that go on about abstract, "what if" scenarios for very long lengths of time, usually until someone says something stupid and you all quit so they won't talk again.
We had a flying horseshit conversation about maxi pads, and decided that they would be better off called "blood sponges," prompting the new cartoon character "Blood Sponge Square Pants."