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Housechild 

An adult who does not work and resides with their parents. Being a housechild is similar to being a housewife (or househusband) except you don't have to perform gross sexual acts that you don't want to on the people or person who supplies you with money, housing, etc.
Lucy: Dave asked me to do the nastiest thing last night.
Amy: Did you do it?
Lucy: I didn't have a choice! He refused to give me any more money until I- I... I don't even want to talk about it.
Amy: Wow, I'm glad I'm a housechild instead of a housewife!
Housechild by Pinkie1 December 25, 2013

horseshit and slivers 

Antiquated term, used to refer to the supposed ingredients of a poor grade of rolling tobacco, such as Bull Durham. Also may be used a comeback when someone asks what's for dinner.
I swear, that bag of tobacco was naught but horseshit and slivers.

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

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