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shit  (sht) Vulgar Slang

v. shit also shat (sht), shit·ting, shits

v.intr.

To defecate.

v.tr.

1. To defecate in.

2. To tease or try to deceive.

n.

1. Excrement.

2. The act or an instance of defecating.

3. shits Diarrhea. Used with the.

4.

a. Something considered disgusting, of poor quality, foolish, or otherwise totally unacceptable.

b. A mean or contemptible person.

5. A narcotic or intoxicant, such as marijuana or heroin.

6. Things; items.

7. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.

8. Insolent talk or behavior.

9. Trouble or difficulty.

10. A small or worthless amount: He doesn't know shit.

interj.

Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.

Phrasal Verb:

shit on

To treat with malice or extreme disrespect.

Idioms:

get (one's) shit together

To get organized; put one's affairs or possessions in order.

give a shit

To care the least bit.

no shit

1. Used to express disbelief.

2. Used to express contemptuous acknowledgment of the obvious.

shit bricks/a brick

To become extremely worried or frightened.

up shit creek (without a paddle)

In dire circumstances with no hope of help.

when the shit hits the fan

When the situation goes awry; when trouble starts.

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[Middle English shitten, probably from Old English -sciten (as in besciten, covered with excrement), past participle of *sctan, to defecate; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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shit Taboo

Verb

[shitting, shitted, shit] or shat

to defecate

Noun

1. faeces; excrement

2. Slang rubbish; nonsense

3. Slang a worthless person

interj

Slang an exclamation of anger or disgust [Old English scītan to defecate]

shitty adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shit - obscene terms for feces               crap, poop, shite, turd, dirt dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
	2.	shit - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" bullshit, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, crap, bull bunkum, guff, hogwash, buncombe, rot, bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
	3.	shit - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squat small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	4.	shit - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" dump defecation, laxation, shitting - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
	5.	shit - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, asshole, bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson, cocksucker, SOB dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	6.	shit - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, damn, darn, hoot worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
Verb	1.	shit - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" tell on, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, betray, grass, rat inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others
	2.	shit - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, stool, make make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" dung - defecate; used of animals

Translations

shit [ʃɪt] (col!) n → mierda (!) (= nonsense); chorradas fpl;

to be a shit → ser un cabrón (!) excl → ¡mierda! (!);

tough shit! → ¡te jodes! (!)

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shit [ʃɪt] excl (inf!) → merde (!)

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shit [ʃɪt] (inf!) excl → Scheiße (!)

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shit [ʃɪt] excl (col!) → merda (!)

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shit

n shit [ʃit]

an impolite or offensive word for the solid waste material that is passed out of the body. kak بِراز، خُراج лайно hovno lort die Scheiße σκατά (λαϊκ.) mierda sitt گه paska merde חָרָא, שִיט मल govno szar tahi (kata makian) skítur, saur merda くそ ?비어? 똥 šūdas mēsli; sūdi tahi stront skitt, dritt, lort gówno merda căcat, rahat дерьмо; говно hovno drek sranje skit คำหยาบแสดงความโกรธ dışkı, bok (俗)糞便 гамно پاخانہ cứt, sự đi ỉa （俗）粪便

v – present participle ˈshitting : past tense, past participles shit, ~shat –

to pass waste matter from the body. kak يُبْرِز، يُخْرِج сера srát (vulg.) skide scheißen χέζω cagar sittuma ريدن paskata chier לְחַרבֵּן मल करना, या त्यागना srati szarik buang air, berhajat besar skíta cagare 大便をする 똥누다 ðûdas izkārnīties berak schijten skite, drite srać cagar a se căca срать srať srati srati skita ถ่ายอุจจาระ sıçmak 大便 накласти в штани پاخانہ کرنا ỉa 大便