The reader often feels trapped in a college bull session.
British Dictionary definitions for bull session
bull session
noun
1.
(informal, mainly US & Canadian) an informal discussion, often among men
Word Origin
C20: from bull²
Slang definitions & phrases for bull session
bull session
noun phrase
A discussion, esp one among good companions passing time idly but investigating important topics
[1920+ College students; perhaps influenced by bull, ''discuss, visit another student to pass the time,'' attested as college slang by 1850]
Idioms and Phrases with bull session
bull session
An informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics. This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [ ; c. 1915 ]