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bulltwang


used by schoolboys (60s/70s?) as a subsitiute for "bullshit" and to express disagreement with an opinion or refusal to believe recounting of an experience or telling of a "story": What a load of bulltwang! Also, twang.

Contributor's comments: A term that was widely used in Broken Hill in the 1960s.

Contributor's comments: I heard my brother use this in term in Melbourne in the late 60s/early 70s.

Contributor's comments: I used this term as a school boy in exactly the same way as you describe, in the 50's and 60's in Dubbo, NSW.