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dogshit

American  
[dawg-shit, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌʃɪt, ˈdɒg- /

adjective

  1. terrible; very bad.


noun

  1. Also dog shit something that is poor in quality or generally bad.

Etymology

Origin of dogshit

First recorded in 1960–65

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He visited the famous “mudlarks” who scavenged in the stinking mud of the Thames bank and even tracked down the “pure finders” who collected dogshit for tanners and cobblers.

From The Guardian May 8, 2017

I've never donned a mask and poked dogshit through someone's letterbox either.

From The Guardian Mar. 27, 2011

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