shit
English meaning: Shit
Definition
Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
Example
“He stepped in some dog shit on the way to the office.”
Another example: “When the brakes failed, he muttered 'oh shit' under his breath.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A vulgar slang noun and exclamation, extremely informal and considered offensive in polite or formal settings. Literally means faeces, but is used far more often as an intensifier, an exclamation of dismay ('Oh shit!'), or dismissively ('that's a load of shit'). Avoid in professional or formal writing.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'scitte' (diarrhoea) and the verb 'scitan' (to defecate), from Proto-Germanic; a continuous part of the language for over a thousand years.
Synonyms
- crap
- feces
- dung
- excrement
Related Words
Common Collocations
- a load of shit
- oh shit
- give a shit
- the shit hit the fan
- piece of shit
- scared shitless
Word Forms
shit (n); shits (pl); shit/shat (v); shitting
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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