shit

[ shit ]

/ ʃɪt /

Vulgar.

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noun

excrement; feces.

an act of defecating; evacuation.

the shits. diarrhea.

Slang. pretense, lies, exaggeration, or nonsense.

Slang. something inferior or worthless.

Slang. a selfish, mean, or otherwise contemptible person.

Slang. narcotic drugs, especially heroin or marijuana.

Slang. possessions, equipment, mementos, etc.; stuff.

verb (used without object), shit or shat, shit·ting.

to defecate.

verb (used with object), shit or shat, shit·ting.

Slang. to exaggerate or lie to.

Slang. to defecate in (one's clothes), as from terror or illness; soil (oneself): She was so shocked, she shit her pants!

interjection

Slang. (used to express disgust, disappointment, frustration, contempt, or the like.)

Nearby words

shish kebab, shish-kebab, shisha, shishya, shiso, shit, shit disturber, shit fit, shit on, shit on a shingle, shit or get off the pot

Idioms

give a shit, Slang. (often used in the negative) to care; be concerned: My ex will be at the party with his new girlfriend, but I don't give a shit. Who gives a shit if you're going or not going!

no shit, Slang.

(used to express amazement or incredulity): He got into MIT? No shit!
(used to express one's annoyance with an obvious statement.)

in deep shit, Slang. in trouble: If I don't study for that math test, I'll be in deep shit.

up shit/shit's creek, Slang. in a desperate or hopeless situation; in serious trouble: You'd be up shit's creek if I wasn't here to bail you out, Billy—I'm telling you, this is the last time!Also up shit/shit's creek without a paddle.

Origin of shit

(v.) variant (with short i from past participle or noun) of earlier shite, Middle English shiten, Old English scītan; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schiten (Dutch schijten), Old High German skīzan (German scheissen); (noun) re-formation from the v., or continuation of Old English scite (in place names)

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Examples from the Web for shit

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I was like, ‘Shit, try being in a two-piece where the other person doesn’t talk!
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In the morning, Ramesh came back, was told by a constable about Xerox, and said, "Shit, it wasn't a dream, then."
An Excerpt from Between the Assassinations|Aravind Adiga|June 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Then, five minutes later, “Shit, I forgot that this one has a different mo-bo than the others.”
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow

Shit, why not send me a letter asking me if I mind receiving an email?
Makers|Cory Doctorow
“Shit,” he said, and began to sort through the alerts while his back and neck muscles tightened.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for shit

shit

/ (ʃɪt) taboo /

verb shits, shitting, shitted, shit or shat

to defecate

(usually foll by on) slang to give the worst possible treatment (to)

noun

faeces; excrement

an act of defecation

rubbish; nonsense

an obnoxious or worthless person

cannabis resin or heroin

in the shit in trouble

the shit hits the fan the real trouble begins

interjection

an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, etc

Also (esp dialect): shite (ʃaɪt)

Derived Forms

shitty, adjectiveshittily, adverbshittiness, noun

Word Origin for shit

Old English scite (unattested) dung, scītan to defecate, of Germanic origin; related to Old English scēadan to separate, Old Norse skīta to defecate, Middle Dutch schitte excrement

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shit

noun

verb (used without object), shit or shat, shit·ting.

verb (used with object), shit or shat, shit·ting.

interjection

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shit

verb shits, shitting, shitted, shit or shat

noun

interjection

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