Shit

Pronunciation

• enPR: shÄ­t, IPA: /ʃɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt

From Old English scite ("dung"), scitte ("diarrhoea"), from Proto-Germanic *skīta-, *skītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeyd- ("to split, divide, separate"). Related to Middle Saxon (Middle Low Saxon) schite, New Saxon (New Low Saxon) Schiet, Middle Dutch schitte, Dutch schijt, German Scheiße, Swedish skit, Norwegian skitt, Icelandic skítur. Compare shite.

Full definition of shit

Noun

1. (uncountable, colloquial) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
• 2011, "Cholera and the super-loo", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:The practice in most African and some Asian cities is for private lorries to suck up human waste and dump it in rivers. ... In tackling the shit problem, economics could well be a clincher.
2. (countable, colloquial, in the plural, definite) (the shits) diarrhea.He had the shits for three days.
3. (countable, colloquial) An instance of defecation.Can't a guy take a shit in peace?
4. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.Throw that shit out!
5. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Stuff, things.I want your shit out of my garage by tomorrow.
6. (uncountable, colloquial, definite) (the shit) The best of its kind.These grapes are the shit!
7. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit.Everything he says is a load of shit.
8. (countable, vulgar, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.Her son has been a real shit to her.
9. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) (in negations) Anything.His opinion is not worth shit. = His opinion is not worth anything.We don’t have shit to live on. = We don’t have anything to live on.John can't sing for shit. = John can't sing for anything. = John can't sing at all.
10. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) A problem or difficult situation.I'm in some serious shit.Some shit went down at the nightclub last night.
11. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) A strong rebuke.I gave him shit for being three hours late twice in one week.
12. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) any recreational drug, usually cannabis.

Synonyms

• (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels) crap, dirt, dung, excrement, fecal matter, feces, ordure, poop, shite, scat, stool, turd
• See also , , .

Derived terms

Adjective

1. (vulgar, colloquial) Of poor quality; worthless.What a shit film that was!
2. (vulgar, colloquial) Nasty; despicable.That was a shit thing to do to him.

Derived terms

• happy as a pig in shit
• shit hot
• shittastic
• shoot the shit

From Middle English shiten, from Old English scītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną (compare West Frisian skite, Low German schieten, Dutch schijten, German scheißen, Danish skide), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeh₁i-d ("to cut") (cf. *skey-). More at shed.

Verb

1. (intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To defecate.
2. (transitive, colloquial) To excrete (something) through the anus.
3. (transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.Twelve hundred dollars!? Are you shitting me!?
4. (transitive, vulgar, colloquial, Australia) To annoy.That ad shits me to tears.

Synonyms

• (defecate) see also
• (try to fool) shit with

Related terms

• beshit

Derived terms

Interjection

1. (vulgar) Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Shit! I think that I forgot to pack my sleeping bag last night!Holy shit!Oh, shit!
2. (vulgar) To show displeasure or surprise."Oh, shit. I left my worksheet at home," she said to the language arts teacher, which got her in trouble.

Synonyms

• poo

Derived terms

• holy shit
• shit yeah

Anagrams

• hist, Hist
• hits
• sith
• this
• tish, Tish